General Data Protection Regulation: Adoption and Implementation (2012-2018)

1. EU launches major data protection reform proposal

   Jan 25, 2012Labels: European Commission, Data Protection

   • EUR Lex
   • Wikipedia

2. Parliament committee sets early direction (LIBE vote)

   Oct 21, 2013Labels: LIBE committee, European Parliament

   • Wikipedia

3. European Parliament adopts its first-reading position

   Mar 12, 2014Labels: European Parliament, First-reading position

   • IAPP
   • Wikipedia

4. Council agrees on a general approach for GDPR

   Jun 15, 2015Labels: Council of, General approach

   • Consilium
   • Wikipedia

5. CJEU invalidates EU–US Safe Harbor framework (Schrems)

   Oct 6, 2015Labels: CJEU, Safe Harbor

   • EP ThinkTank
   • EP News

6. EU institutions reach political agreement in trilogue

   Dec 15, 2015Labels: Trilogue, EU institutions

   • InsidePrivacy
   • EOC EU Office

7. Council formally adopts the GDPR text

   Apr 8, 2016Labels: Council of, GDPR text

   • Wikipedia

8. European Parliament formally adopts the GDPR

   Apr 14, 2016Labels: European Parliament, GDPR adoption

   • Wikipedia
   • Hunton

9. GDPR published in the EU Official Journal

   May 4, 2016Labels: Official Journal, GDPR publication

   • EDPB
   • Hunton

10. GDPR enters into force, starting transition period

    May 24, 2016Labels: GDPR, Transition period

    • EDPS
    • EDPB

11. Commission adopts EU–US Privacy Shield adequacy decision

    Jul 12, 2016Labels: European Commission, Privacy Shield

    • EUR Lex
    • FTC

12. WP29 issues early GDPR guidance on key mechanisms

    Dec 13, 2016Labels: Article 29, Guidance

    • Mondaq

13. GDPR becomes applicable across the EU

    May 25, 2018Labels: GDPR, EU member

    • EDPB
    • EP News

14. European Data Protection Board begins work under GDPR

    May 25, 2018Labels: European Data, EDPB

    • EDPB