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Statement of the European Data Protection Board on the upcoming elections for European Parliament
In the context of the elections for European Parliament and other EU elections scheduled for 2019, the European Data Protection Board issued a statement to highlight a number of key requirements to be respected when political parties process personal data in the course of electoral activities. Content ... more
CPDP decided to hold a public consultation on two exclusive topics
The Commission for Personal Data Protection decided to hold public discussion on two very important topics of increased public interest – video surveillance and the processing of personal data for journalistic purposes, as well as for the purposes of academic, artistic or literary expression. In ... more
Survey on challenges faced by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and their associations while implementing GDPR
The Commission for Personal Data Protection is coordinator of international project „SMEDATA”, co-funded by the European Commission under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 of the European Union. As part of the implementation of SMEDATA project, it is envisaged conducting ... more
The 44th National Assembly adopted the Annual Report of the Commission for Personal Data Protection for 2018
The National Assembly adopted the Annual Report of the Commission for Personal Data Protection for 2018. The report was presented to the Parliament by the Chairman of CPDP, Mr.Ventsislav Karadjov. In response to questions from MPs, Mr.Karadjov provided information and analyzed the complaints ... more
The Bill on Amendment and Supplement of the Data Protection Act has been promulgated
Today, on the 26th of February, 2019, the Bill on Amendment and Supplement of the Data Protection Act adopted by the 44th National Assembly on the 24th of January, 2019, re-adopted on the 20th of February, 2019 by the veto of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, has been promulgated officially ... more
CPDP expressed its general approach to the assessment process of Codes of Conduct
At its regular session, held on 15.02.2019, CPDP adopted an opinion about its general approach in the assessment process of Codes of Conduct under Art. 40 and Art. 41 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. This opinion is a consequence of the legislative changes envisaged in the Bulgarian Data Protection ... more