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EDPB Releases New Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/23/2022

After months of anticipation, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted new Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR in May 2022. With the newly released Guidelines, the EDPB seeks to...more

EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines

Alston & Bird on 5/20/2022

On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published draft regulatory guidelines (‘draft guidance’) on the calculation of administrative fines for infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation...more

Belgian Data Protection Authority Fines Bank for DPO’s Conflicting Roles

Alston & Bird on 1/31/2022

In a decision of December 16, 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) imposed a EUR 75,000 administrative fine on a bank located in Belgium for failure to comply with the requirement in Article 38.6 of the General...more

GDPR and the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/3/2020

You are an American company. While you sell product or otherwise interact with Europe, and thereby collect personal information about European residents, you have no assets or facilities on that continent. Nonetheless, you...more

GDPR FAQs: Is a controller subject to administrative fines for the GDPR violations of its processor?

BCLP on 5/17/2019

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world. Although the GDPR went into force on May 25, 2018, there continues to...more

Chapter 16: Remedies and sanctions – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

White & Case LLP on 4/24/2019

Why does this topic matter to organisations? Whereas the remedies and sanctions available to DPAs under the Directive were comparatively low (generally subject to a maximum of less than €1 million per infringement, with...more

A point for setting administrative fines under the GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 2/21/2019

Article 83 of the GDPR provides for two levels of administrative fines: a lower level – maximum of €10 million or 2% of the global turnover – for violations relating to record-keeping, data security, data protection impact...more

The Article 29 Working Party Releases Draft Guidelines on the Application and Setting of Administrative Fines

WilmerHale on 11/14/2017

One of the key components of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) is its stronger enforcement mechanisms. Administrative fines are one of the most powerful parts of the enforcement...more

Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on Administrative Fines

Alston & Bird on 11/6/2017

The Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) recently issued much-anticipated guidance on administrative sanctions under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). This guidance focuses on the holistic factors which...more

European Court of Justice Underlines Importance of Non-Discrimination Principle in EU Cartel Fines

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/17/2014

EU High Court reduces cartel fine by 30 percent on appeal and stresses need for timely resolution of cases by the General Court. Summary - On 12 November 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ)...more

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