Publication of the first bill of law complementing the European General Data Protection Regulation

​Publication of the first bill of law (“avant-projet n°7184”) complementing the European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").​​

29/09/2017

The first bill of law complementing the 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 (“GDPR”), was issued on 12 September 2017 (the “Bill of Law”).

In spite of its direct effect, the GDPR, which will apply to all the EU Member States as of 25 May 2018, gives the Member States a certain flexibility to take additional local provisions. The Draft Bill was issued in this context.

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Sophie Wagner-Chartier

Sophie Wagner-Chartier is Of Counsel at Arendt. Sophie was a Partner in the IP, Communication & Technology practice area of Arendt & Medernach, in charge of specialised areas of the law such as data protection and privacy questions, e-commerce and distance contracts, consumer protection, IT and outsourcing issues, the full spectrum of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs and copyright), media and telecommunications, advertising, unfair competition and product regulation. Sophie was also a Partner in the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions practice of Arendt & Medernach where she specialised in corporate law, advising operational companies on their establishment in Luxembourg (including ...

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