Bird & Bird International Data Protection Enforcement Bulletin

International Data Protection Enforcement Bulletin

August 2012

Welcome to the August 2012 edition of the international data protection enforcement bulletin. In addition to a review of enforcement action taken in many of the jurisdictions in which Bird & Bird has offices, key features in this edition look at:

Personal use of data in Hong Kong's new regime on direct marketing and implications for businesses;
consent for cookies in Poland; and
the Slovakian Data Protection authority publishes new Binding Opinion to the healthcare sector.

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Enforcement tables by country

Belgium

Czech Republic

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Spain

Slovakia

Sweden

Key national data protection developments

Czech Republic

Hong Kong

Poland

Slovakia

Naming and Shaming - European Snapshot

	Authority	Persons Affected	Frequency	Fee
United Kingdom	HMRC	Natural and legal persons	Updated quarterly (first list due to be published this year)	Free to access
Ireland	Office of the Revenue Commissioners	Natural and legal persons	Updated quarterly	Free to access
Portugal	Portuguese Tax and Customs (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira)	Natural and legal persons	List constantly updated	Free to access
Greece	Ministry of Finance	Natural and legal persons	Updated quarterly	Free to access
Slovakia	Tax Directorate	Natural and legal persons	Updated yearly	Free to access
Bulgaria	Bulgarian National Revenue Agency	Natural and legal persons	Regularly updated	Free to access
Romania	Romanian National Agency for Fiscal Administration	Legal persons	Updated quarterly	Free to access

The content of this update is of general interest and is not intended to apply to specific circumstances. The content should not, therefore, be regarded as constituting legal advice and should not be relied on as such. In relation to any particular problem which they may have, readers are advised to seek specific advice. Further, the law may have changed since first publication and the reader is cautioned accordingly.

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