GDPR: Cases, Fines and the Status of Supervisors
The first overview of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the role of Member States' supervisory authorities and the means at their disposal, was published by the European Data Protection Council (EPA). The NAP paper presents an overview of the implementation of the GDPR covering both the cooperation mechanism and conclusions on the coherence of the implementation of the Regulation.
The Cooperation Mechanism
Compared to Directive 95/46 / EC, where the Supervisory Authorities (in Greece the Personal Data Protection Authority) worked separately even in cross-border cases, the GDPR established the obligation for the authorities to cooperate and ensure its coherent implementation Regulation. Nine months after the entry into force of the GDPR, the members of the NAPincl assess that the mechanism of cooperation and coherence works quite well in practice.
The supervisory authorities make daily efforts to facilitate this cooperation, which involves a lot of communication (written and oral) between them. However, handling cross-border cases takes time, as cooperation and in-depth investigations are required in compliance with procedural rules at national level.
Supervisors need to address these challenges in terms of harmonization implementation of the GDPR. According to the Council, so far there are six cases of "one-stop" (One-Stop-Shop).
The first overview of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the role of the Member States' supervisory authorities and the means at their disposal, was published by the European Data Protection Council (EPA).
