Belgium:
Belgium Adopts New Privacy Law Implementing GDPR
05 November 2018
by
Laurent De Muyter
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Bastiaan Kout
,
Jonathon Little
,
Martin Lotz
,
Hatziri Minaudier
,
Selma Olthof
,
Audrey Paquet
,
Sara Rizzon
,
Irene Robledo
,
Elizabeth A. Robertson
and
Rhys Thomas
Jones Day
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On July 19, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a law on the protection of physical
persons with regard to the processing of personal data (source
document in French and Dutch). The law implements Belgian-specific
rules and exceptions allowed under the GDPR. It complements the
institutional law adopted on December 3, 2017, establishing the
Belgian Data Protection Authority. It enters into force on the day
of its publication in the official journal.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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