Spanish Government approves new Decree-Law on Data Protection matters

Due to the complex balances inside the Spanish Parliament, Spain has been unable to put in place to date (July 2018) a new Data Protection Act that develops the EU Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) in the areas where EU Member States are entitled to fill the gaps or add gold-plating requirements on top of those established by the GDPR.

Source: Spanish Government approves new Decree-Law on Data Protection matters