Factsheet - 32016R0679

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
Proposed act with possible EEA relevance
Act under scrutiny by EEA EFTA
Draft Joint Committee Decision (JCD) under consideration
Entry into force of Joint Committee Decision (JCD) pending
Incorporated into the EEA Agreement and in force
Incorporated into the EEA Agreement but no longer in force
Legal status
EU legal act incorporated into the EEA Agreement by a Joint Committee Decision (JCD)
Area (EEA Agreement)
XI Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services and Information Society
XI.III Data Protection
Joint committee decision (JCD)
154/2018
In force in the EEA
Yes
Legal Documents
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
Legal act in EU languages: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1
Joint Committee Decision in English: OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 23
Reglugerð Evrópuþingsins og ráðsins (ESB) 2016/679 frá 27. apríl 2016 um vernd einstaklinga í tengslum við vinnslu persónuupplýsinga og um frjálsa miðlun slíkra upplýsinga og niðurfellingu tilskipunar 95/46/EB (almenna persónuverndarreglugerðin)
Legal act in Icelandic: EEA Suppl. No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 6-93
Joint Committee Decision in Icelandic: EEA Supplement No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 1
Verordnung (EU) 2016/679 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 27. April 2016 zum Schutz natürlicher Personen bei der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten, zum freien Datenverkehr und zur Aufhebung der Richtlinie 95/46/EG (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung)
Legal act in German: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1
Joint Committee Decision in German: OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 23
Europaparlaments- og rådsforordning (EU) 2016/679 av 27. april 2016 om vern av fysiske personer i forbindelse med behandling av personopplysninger og om fri utveksling av slike opplysninger samt om oppheving av direktiv 95/46/EF (generell personvernforordning)
Legal act in Norwegian: EEA Suppl. No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 6-93
Joint Committee Decision in Norwegian: EEA Supplement No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 1
History
Adoption of the proposal in the EU
COM(2012) 011
Adopted JCD confirmed entry into force date
Compliance date in the EEA
Constitutional requirements under Art. 103 fulfillment date (FL) | Liechtenstein
Adoption of Joint Commitee Decision (JCD) incorporating the act into the EEA Agreement
Joint Committee Decision in English: OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 23
Joint Committee Decision in Icelandic: EEA Supplement No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 1
Joint Committee Decision in German: OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 23
Joint Committee Decision in Norwegian: EEA Supplement No 46, 19.7.2018, p. 1
Draft Joint Commitee Decision (JCD) incorporating the act into the EEA Agreement sent to Commission
Adoption date in the EU
Legal act in EU languages: EUR-LEX 0679
Legal act in German: EUR-LEX 0679
Compliance date in the EU

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