1. Overview
Article 5.3 of Directive 2002/58/EC, which regulates the use of cookies and similar, was amended in 2009. The amended legislation now requires consent to be given by users before most cookies can be stored on a user's computer. The change was due to be implemented in the national law of Member States by May 2011.
This document sets out the status of implementation around the 28 Member States of the European Union in April-May 2015. From the responses, it can be seen that 25 countries have implemented the change, 1 has legislation that implements the change but such implementation is considered incomplete; and 2 have not implemented the change and have no concrete plans yet to do so.
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Contributors by Country
Austria Günther Leissler Schoenherr Schönherr rechtsanwälte gmbh tuchlauben 17 A-1010 vienna Austria |
Belgium Jan Dhont Delphine Charlot Koan Lorenz Brussels Office Boulevard du Souverain, 100 1170 Brussels Belgium |
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Bulgaria Desislava Krusteva Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. 28 Todor Alexandrov Blvd., fl.7 1303 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Croatia Andrea Ko~ul Pediaić Vukmir & Associates Gramača 2L, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia / Hrvatska |
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Cyprus Michalis Fieros Lellos P. Demetriades Law Office LLC The Chanteclair House, 2 Sophoulis Street, 9th Floor, CY1096 Nicosia, Cyprus |
Czech
Republic Martin Voborník Vobornik, Nigrini, Kipiel Kladská 1489/5 120 00 Praha 2 Česká republika |
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Denmark Arly Carlquist Marie Albæk Jacobsen Bech-Bruun Langelinie Allé 35 2100 Copenhagen Denmark |
Estonia Timo Kullerkupp NJORD Advokaadibüroo – Estonia Rotermanni 8, 10111 Tallinn, Estonia |
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Finland Markus Lampinen Backström & Co Ltd. Kasarmikatu 44, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland |
France Anne Perrin ALP Avocat 5, rue de la Rochefoucauld 75009 Paris France |
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Germany Dr. Jürgen Hartung Oppenhoff & Partner Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 23 50668 Köln Germany |
Greece Sevy Stefanidi Zannos & Associates Law Firm 64, Skoufa Str. Athens 106 80 Greece |
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Hungary Dr Péter Szemán Bán, S. Szabó & Partners H-1051 Budapest, József Nádor Tér 5-6. Hungary |
Ireland John O'Connor Matheson 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay Dublin 2 Ireland |
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Italy Luigi Manna Martini Manna Avvocati Via Savona n. 123 Milano 20144 Italy |
Latvia Juris Eglītis Baltic Law Strelnieku Str. 9-8 Riga, LV-1010 Latvia |
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Lithuania Jolanta Kaminskaite Ruta Andriuleviciute IPnovus Law Siauliu St. 10-32 Vilnius 01134 Lithuania |
Luxembourg Marielle Stevenot Rima Guillen MNKS Vertigo Polaris Building 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert (2nd floor) L-2453 Luxembourg |
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Malta Michael Zammit Maempel GVTH Advocates 192, Old Bakery Street, Valletta, VLT 1455, Malta |
Netherlands Wanne Pemmelaar De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. P.O. Box 75084 Claude Debussylaan 80 1070 AB Amsterdam |
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Poland Mikołaj Sowinski Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak ul. Jasna 26 00-054 Warszawa Poland |
Portugal Manuel Lopes Rocha PLMJ Lisboa Av. da Liberdade, 224 Edifício Eurolex 1250-148 Lisboa Portugal |
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Romania Magda Popescu Popescu Magdalena-Daniela Law Office 10 Splaiul Unirii Street, Bl. B5, Entr. 1, Ap. 10, 4th District, 040033 Bucharest, Romania |
Slovakia Marcel Baker Law Office Bianchi " Malach " Tomanová Jakubovo námestie No. 13, 811 09 Bratislava 1 Slovakia |
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Slovenia Rok Koren Mirela Murtič Law offices Koren Komeskega 12 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia |
Spain Reyes Bermejo Bosch Uría Menéndez Colón 28-5ª 46004 Valencia Spain |
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Sweden Charlotta Poehler Nord & Co. Advokatbyrå KB Engelbrektsgatan 3 P. O. Box 1435 SE-111 84 Stockholm Sweden |
United
Kingdom Bathilde Waquet Bristows LLP 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DH United Kingdom |
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