Germany approves “numerous adaptations to German data protection regulations”

The Federal Council (‘Bundesrat’) announced, on 20 September 2019, that it had approved several amendments to the draft law on the adaptation of data protection legislation in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Directive with Respect to Law Enforcement (‘the Law Enforcement Directive’).

The Amendments outline, among other things, that the obligation to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) will apply to companies with at least 20 employees, and that employees’ consent to data processing will have to be provided in writing or electronically. The Draft Law will now pass to the President of the Federal Government for signing, and will come into force the day after its promulgation.

Source: Germany: Bundesrat approves “numerous adaptations to German data protection regulations”