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GDPR-Related Guidelines Published or Endorsed by the European Data Protection Board
Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement – Adopted on 26 April 2023
Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR – Adopted on 14 February 2023
Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR - Adopted on 12 May 2022
Guidelines 3/2022 on Dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: How to recognise and avoid them - Adopted on 14 March 2022
Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification - Adopted on 14 December 2021
Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR - Adopted on 07 July 2021
Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679 - Adopted on 09 March 2021
Guidelines 01/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications - Adopted on 9 March 2021
Guidelines 2/2020 on articles 46 (2) (a) and 46 (3) (b) of Regulation 2016/679 for transfers of personal data between EEA and non-EEA public authorities and bodies - Adopted on 15 December 2020
Guidelines 06/2020 on the interplay of the Second Payment Services Directive and the GDPR - Adopted on 15 December 2020
Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25 Data Protection by Design and by Default - Adopted on 20 October 2020
Guidelines 5/2019 on the criteria of the Right to be Forgotten in the search engines cases under the GDPR (part 1) - Adopted on 7 July 2020
Guidelines 04/2020 on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Adopted on 21 April 2020
Guidelines 03/2020 on the processing of data concerning health for the purpose of scientific research in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Adopted on 21 April 2020
Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications - Adopted on 28 January 2020
Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies under Regulation 2016/679 – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 4/2018 on the accreditation of certification bodies under Article 43 of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 1/2018 on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation - version adopted after public consultation – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3) - version adopted after public consultation – Adopted on 12 November 2019
Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects - Adopted on 8 October 2019
Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679 - Last Revised and Adopted on 6 February 2018
Guidelines on Personal Data Breach Notification under Regulation 2016/679 - Last Revised and Adopted on 6 February 2018
Guidelines for identifying a controller or processor's lead supervisory authority - Last Revised and Adopted on 5 April 2017
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European Commission Rejects Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on ICT Subcontracting
The European Commission has communicated its rejection of the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions supplementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). In its communication, the Commission held that the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) exceeded their mandate under Article 30(5) of DORA (which came into effect on 17 January 2025) by introducing requirements not specifically linked to the conditions for subcontracting in Article 5 of the RTS. The Commission has made it clear that Article 5 and the related recital 5 of the draft RTS must be omitted from the draft RTS…
EU AI Act: Banned AI Practices from 2 February 2025
The EU AI Act becomes applicable across the EU, including Malta, on 2 August, 2026 (you may read our general overview here). However, the AI Act’s general provisions and the provisions on prohibited AI practices that present an unacceptable level of risk, will come into force as early as 2 February 2025. With this deadline fast approaching, organisations subject to the AI Act must ensure compliance accordingly. AI Literacy By 2 February 2025, providers and deployers of AI systems, including those based in Malta, must take steps to guarantee an adequate level of AI literacy among their staff and any…
MFSA Issues Two Circulars on ICT Risk
On the 16th of January 2025, the MFSA published a circular on the register of information-reporting-timelines for MFSA-authorised persons. Subsequently, on the 17th of January 2025, the MFSA published another circular outlining several resources uploaded to its website to assist compliance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (“DORA”). The circular issued on 16th of January 2025 focuses on the Register of Information required under Article 28(3) of DORA. This register mandates financial entities to document all contractual arrangements with ICT Third-Party Service Providers (“ICT TPPs”), ensuring transparency in…
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