EU-US Privacy Shield: European Commission Implementing Decision published in Official Journal | Practical Law

EU-US Privacy Shield: European Commission Implementing Decision published in Official Journal | Practical Law

On 1 August 2016, European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250 of 12 July 2016 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield was published in the Official Journal.

EU-US Privacy Shield: European Commission Implementing Decision published in Official Journal

by Practical Law EU
Published on 04 Aug 2016 • European Union
On 1 August 2016, European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250 of 12 July 2016 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield was published in the Official Journal.
On 1 August 2016, European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield was published in the Official Journal.
The Commission adopted the Decision on 12 July 2016 (see Legal update, European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield adequacy decision) and it entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal, that is, on 1 August 2016.
On the same day, the Commission published a guide for citizens explaining how individuals' data protection rights are guaranteed under the Privacy Shield and what remedies are available for individuals, if they consider their data has been misused and their data protection rights have not been respected (see Legal update, European Commission publishes Privacy Shield guide for citizens).
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