Harmonisation of EU Data Protection “becomes more distant” as Germany adopts GDPR bill

18 May 2017 The Federal Council (‘Bundesrat’) adopted, on 12 May 2017, a draft bill for a new Federal Data Protection Act (‘the Bill’), in light of the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’), and following its adoption by the Parliament (‘Bundestag’) towards the end of April.

Source: Germany: Harmonisation “becomes more distant” as Bundesrat adopts GDPR bill