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Data Protection in EU

Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data.

Data Protection Directive

Under EU law, personal data can only be gathered legally under strict conditions, for a

legitimate purpose. Furthermore, persons or organisations which collect and manage your

personal information must protect it from misuse and must respect certain rights of the data

owners which are guaranteed by EU law.

Every day within the EU, businesses, public authorities and individuals transfer vast

amounts of personal data across borders. Conflicting data protection rules in different

countries would disrupt international exchanges. Individuals might also be unwilling to

transfer personal data abroad if they were uncertain about the level of protection in othercountries.

Therefore, common EU rules have been established to ensure that your personal data

enoys a high standard of protection everywhere in the EU. !ou have the right to complain

and obtain redress if your data is misused anywhere within the EU.

The EU"s Data Protection Directivealso foresees specific rules for the transfer of

personal data outside the EU to ensure the best possible protection of your data when it is

exported abroad.

The Data Protection Directive is aEuropean Union directiveadopted in #$$% which

regulates the processing of personal data within the European Union. It is an important

component of EUprivacyandhuman rights law. &n '% (anuary ')#', the European

Commission unveiled a draft European *eneral +ata rotection -egulationthat will

supersede the +ata rotection +irective.

Personal dataare defined as any information relating to an identified or

identifiablenatural person/data subect01 an identifiable person is one who can be

identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or toone or more factors specific to his physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or

social identity. This definition is meant to be very broad. +ata are personal data when

someone is able to lin2 the information to a person, even if the person holding the data cannot

ma2e this lin2. 3ome examples of personal data are4 address, credit card number, ban2

statements, criminal record.

Implementation by the member states
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EU directives are addressed to the member states, and aren"t legally binding for

individuals in principle. The member states must transpose the directive into internal law.

+irective $%5675EC on the protection of personal data had to be transposed by the end of

#$$8. 9ll member states have enacted their own data protection legislation. In -omania, this

directive was transposed into :aw ;o. 7, the U.3. has no single data protection law comparable to the EU"s +ata

rotection +irective. rivacy legislation in the United 3tates tends to be adopted on an ad

hocbasis, with legislation arising when certain sectors and circumstances re?uire /e.g.,the@ideo rivacy rotection 9ct, theCable Television rotection and Competition 9ctof

theFair Credit -eporting 9ct, and Aealth Insurance ortability and 9ccountability 9ct0.

Data protection authorities in EU

The -egulationon the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of

personal data by EU institutions sets up a European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).

This is an independent EU body responsible for monitoring the application of data protectionrules by EU institutions. The E+3 wor2s at the European level, and is similar to national

data protection authorities across the EU. Individuals can lodge complaints directly with the

E+3, if they consider that their data protection rights have been ignored. The E+3 can hear

and investigate complaints, monitor and ensure that the -egulation is applied and advise EU

institutions and bodies on everything about processing personal data. The European

Commission must consult the E+3 when adopting legislative proposals relating to the

processing of personal data in any sector.

The -egulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of

personal data by EU institutions provides for the appointment of a Data Protection Officer

(DPO) in every EU institution. The tas2 of +&s is to independently ensure the internal

application of the -egulation in close cooperation with the European Data Protection

Supervisor.

Data protection in Romania
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The Binistry of Foreign 9ffairs from -omania is paying special attention to

processing of personal data through the prism to guarantee and to protect fundamental rights

and freedoms of individuals, and in particular their right to intimate, family and private life.

In -omania, processing personal data is followed by the next principles4

- Legality /:aw ;o. 7

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