| Stage of legislative progress |
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| Eg. pre-consultation, in consultation |
DPA published draft on 27 January 2017. Awaiting publication of draft legislation.
| Approach to implementation |
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| Eg. amendments to existing law, total repeal of old laws |
Current Data Protection Law will be repealed and replaced by new legislation. GIODO will be replaced by a new DP authority.
| Timescale for implementation |
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| Eg. pre-consultation, in consultation |
Consultation expected late 2017.
Areas where Member States must have local laws:
| Personal data and freedom of expression |
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Draft Act provides that Act will not apply where personal data is processed for journalistic purposes or for the purposes
of academic, artistic or literary expressions.
| Penalties |
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Criminal sanctions restricted to most severe infringements. DPA may give admonitions instead of financial penalties for minor infringements. Financial penalties for public bodies will be limited to approx. 25,000 EUR.
Areas where Member States may have local laws:
| Professional secrecy |
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DPA's right of access to information and personal data will be limited by professional secrets.
| Scientific, historical or statistical purposes |
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n/a
| Employment |
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n/a
| Personal data of deceased persons |
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n/a
| Children online |
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Expect new legislation to decrease to 13.
| Special rules for special categories of data |
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| Genetic, biometric or health data |
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n/a
| Designation of a Data Protection Officer |
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n/a
| National identification numbers/any other identifier of general application |
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n/a
Other:
| Any other areas under discussion |
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