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02 May 2013

EDPS Supervision and Enforcement activities - watch our video!

30 April 2013

Newsletter 37

30 April 2013

Read our opinion on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled 'Strengthening law enforcement cooperation in the EU: the European Information Exchange Model (EIXM)'

24 April 2013

Read the speech of Giovanni Buttarelli delivered at the conference on "The future of the regulation of personal data in Europe: A French-Italian dialogue" in Paris

18 April 2013

Visit our stand and chat with us at EU Open Day on 4 May!

News

Inquiries

The EDPS conducts inquiries on his own initiative or on the basis of a complaint. He has extensive powers to access personal data, information and documents which are necessary for his inquiries and to access premises, in case an on the spot investigation is needed.

Inspections and other inquiries are essential for a supervisory authority to have the means for fact-finding, following up cases, monitoring issues of priority and to conduct audits. A systematic guide on inspections is being developed.

Aside from inquiries following a complaint, which may involve very specific matters, the EDPS conducts surveys on general issues as background information for preparing papers meant to give guidance to controllers on the processing of personal data. Some examples are:

e-monitoring;
personal files of staff;
video surveillance of buildings.

Survey on the function of Data Protection Coordinators

General Report of 25 January 2013 on "Survey on the function of Data Protection Coordinators at the European Commission"

Report on the Status of Data Protection Officers (DPOs)

EDPS Report on the Status of Data Protection Officers of 17 December 2012 - Monitoring compliance of EU institutions and bodies with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) 45/2001

General Report "Survey 2011"

General Report of 23 January 2012 on "Measuring compliance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001 in EU institutions and bodies (“Survey 2011”)"

Proportionality of the information collected by the European Commission when awarding funding to European projects

Letter of 4 October 2011 concerning the proportionality of the information collected by the European Commission when awarding funding to projects carried out by national public bodies and/or private companies.

Monitoring and Ensuring Compliance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001

Monitoring and Ensuring Compliance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001, Policy Paper of 13 December 2010

EDPS inspection procedure

EDPS Inspection Policy and Procedure of 23 July 2009

General report "Spring 2009"

Rapport général du 22 juin 2009 concernant l'"évaluation du respect du règlement (CE) n° 45/2001 au sein des institutions et organes de l'UE"

General report "Spring 2007"

General report of 14 May 2008 on "Measuring compliance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001 in EU institutions and bodies"

According to Article 41, paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) 45/2001, the European Data Protection Supervisor is responsible for monitoring and ensuring the application of the Regulation. In March 2007, the EDPS launched a procedure known as "Spring 2007" as part of an effort to measure compliance with the Regulation in the various institutions and agencies and to take stock of the progress made so far.

Opinion on the role of the ECB in the SWIFT case

Opinion of 1 Febuary 2007 on the role of the European Central Bank in the SWIFT case