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The General Data Protection Regulation in the Spanish System: The Data Protection Officer

October 2017
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Abstract

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the Directive 95/46/EC, effective May 25, 2018. In accordance with the principle of primacy of the EU law, the GDPR shall be directly applicable in each Member State and will lead to a greater degree of data protection harmonization across EU Members. The GDPR contains a number of new protections for EU data subjects and obligations, among them, a significant impact over national systems, as it requires in certain cases the mandatory designation of a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Thus, emphasis is put on the importance of the new position of DPO and consequences over the Spanish national system.

Author

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Robert Rubió
Head of Legal, Union for the Mediterranean, Spain

IP & IT Master at ESADE and Public Management Master at Barcelona University. Mr Rubió is Head of the Legal Service of the Union for the Mediterranean and Associate Professor of International Public Law at Barcelona University. Certified DPO at European level, Mr Rubió started his career as IT lawyer before joining the public service as legal advisor. Member of the Barcelona Bar Association, where he is an active member of the International Law and Information Technology Law sections.

Company

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Union for the Mediterranean

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is an intergovernmental organisation bringing together the 28 European Union Member States and 15 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. It provides a unique forum to enhance regional cooperation and dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

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