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Regels inzake de bescherming van persoonsgegevens (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens)

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BRIEF VAN DE MINISTER VAN JUSTITIE

Aan de Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Den Haag, 7 december 1999

Tijdens de plenaire behandeling van het wetsvoorstel tot goedkeuring van het Verdrag van Amsterdam in uw Kamer is toegezegd u bij de indiening in uw Kamer van het voorstel van een Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens een overzicht te doen toekomen waarin de stand van zaken wordt weergegeven van de implementatie van de Europese privacyrichtlijn in de diverse lidstaten van de Europese Unie. Bijgaand treft u dit overzicht aan.

De Minister van Justitie,

A. H. Korthals

Status of implementation of Directive 95/46

Update 16. November 1999.

Member State	State of play of legislative procedure	Next steps
Belgium	The implementation law was passed by the Parliament and published on the Official Journal of 3 February 1999.
Denmark	Partial implementation by a law amending the Civil Registration Act which came into force on October 1, 1998. A bill has been introduced to Parliament twice.	Introduction of the third bill when Parliament resumes in October 1999.
Germany	Parliament work yet to start. Legislation will be needed at the Laender level as well.	Bill to be dealt with by Parliament in October 1999.
Spain	A Bill was adopted by the Government in July. It consists of minor changes to the existing «Ley Organica». The Bill was passed by the first Chamber and is being examined by the Senate.	Vote of the Senate.
France	Parliamentary work yet to start.	Bill drafted by Government. Law expected in the spring of 2000.
Greece	Implementation Law 2472 adopted on 10.4.1997
Italy	Law 675 of 31.12.1996 completed by secondary legislation.
Ireland	Draft bill presented to Government in July 1998.	Bill to be approved by Government and submitted to Parliament.
Luxembourg	The ministry of justice is finalising the bill.	The bill was to be presented to the Parliament in March.
The Netherlands	Draft bill presented to the Second Chamber on 16.2.1998.	Parliamentary adoption (Second and First Chamber). Plenary discussion took place on 15 March 1999.
Austria	The Directive has been implemented by the Data Protection Act 2000 to enter into force on January 1., 2000.
Portugal	The Directive has been implemented by Law 67/98 of 26 October 1998.
Sweden	SFS 1998: 204 of 29.4.98 and regulation SFS 1998: 1191 of 3.9.98, all of which came into force on October 25.1998.
Finland	The Law was enacted by the Finnish Parliament on 10 February 1999 and entered into force June 1., 1999.
United Kingdom	The Data Protection Act 1998 received Royal Assent on 16 July 1998	Secondary legislation to be adopted before March, 1., 2000.