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EU Commission brings suit against Germany

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 18 2008

On November 22, 2007, the European Commission brought before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) an action against the Federal Republic of Germany for failure to fulfil its obligations under the second sentence of Article 28(1) of Directive 9546EC (Case C-51807), which requires national data protection authorities (DPAs) to be independent

ECJ rules against central register of foreign nationals

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • February 6 2009

On December 15, 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case C-52406 Heinz Huber v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland, which involved the legality of a database (Central Register of Foreign Nationals) maintained by the German Federal Government containing residence information about European Union citizens who are not German citizens

Safe harbor: more stringent requirements for the transfer of data to the USA

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • June 15 2010

When German companies transfer personal data to companies outside the EU then they have to fulfill the stringent requirements of the Federal Data Protection Act

European Court of Justice rules on German DPA system

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 10 2010

On March 9, 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany's practice of "state supervision" over data protection authorities violates EU Data Protection Directive 9546EC

Germany under pressure on data retention

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 7 2011

Germany’s failure to transpose the EU Data Retention Directive (200624EC) into national law has earned it the ire of the European Commission, which has warned that it could refer the matter to the European Court of Justice if it does not obtain a satisfactory response

ECJ to clarify position on sale of 'used' software licences

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 11 2011

The sale of 'used' or 'second-hand' software licences has been a contentious area in recent years

European and German privacy laws and cross-border data transfer for e-discovery in the United Statesare these systems compatible?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • June 8 2011

European companies involved in litigation in the United States often struggle to balance conflicts between EU and US approaches to data privacy protection

European Commission seeks Germany's compliance with ECJ judgment on DPA independence

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 7 2011

On April 6, 2011, the European Commission formally requested that Germany immediately comply with a March 9, 2010 judgment (C-51807) by the European Court of Justice (the "Court") concerning the independence of German data protection authorities ("DPAs"

The German implementation of the new European cookies rules

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • August 22 2011

On August 3, 2011, the German Parliament received a new Bill from the Federal Council of German States (Bundesrat) proposing a revision of the German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz

Still think consent is easy?

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • August 23 2011

In my last entry I stressed the importance of complying with the various consent requirements hidden in European data protection laws

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