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EU Consultation on data protection
The EU Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security has initiated a public consultation on data protection.
Period of consultation:
09th July to 31st December 2009
Title:
"Consultation on the legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data Policy field(s)"
Policy Fields:
Freedom, Justice and Security; Internal Market; Information Society; Consumers
Target groups:
"Wide-ranging public"
Objectives:
"To obtain views on the new challenges for personal data protection in order to maintain an effective and comprehensive legal framework to protect individual’s personal data within the EU."
"Views on the new challenges for personal data protection, in particular in the light of new technologies and globalisation"
"Does the the current legal framework meet these challenges?"
"What future action would be needed to address the identified challenges?"
Contributions are requested from citizens, organisations and public authorities. Received contributions will be published on the Internet.
Further information can be obtained at:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/news/consulting_public/news_consulting_0003_en.htm
The Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security is one of the European Commission's 36 departments. The role of the European Commission is to make proposals for European Union legislation. It also monitors how this legislation is implemented once it has been adopted by the EU Council of Ministers. However, in the area of Justice, Freedom and Security - a new area of European Union competence - the European Commission shares its right to make legislative proposals with the Member States.