The Federal Government proposes the data protection amendment

The Federal government plans amendments to the Data Protection Act.

The tabled “Draft of a law to adapt the Data Protection Act to Ordinance (EU) 2016/679 and for implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/680” (18/11325) will appear on the Bundestag agenda on Thursday, 9 March, 2017, after 17:15. The proposal – also an application by the faction on the left titled “Strengthening the data protection rights of citizens” – will be forwarded to the responsible committee on Internal Affairs after a 45-minute debate, for further consultation.

The debate will be transmitted live in Parliament television, on the Internet at http://www.bundestag.de/ and on mobile devices.

Timeline: 

The current schedule for further action on the DSAnpUG-EU [Data Protection Amendment and Implementation Act EU] is as follows:

• 12 May 2017 (Bundesrat plenum: 2^nd session)
• 27 April 2017 (2^nd and 3^rd reading Bundestag, i.e. enactment)
• 26 April 2017 (Concluding processing in the responsible Internal Affairs committee)
• 10 March 2017 (Bundesrat plenum 1^st session)
• 9 March 2017 (Bundestag: 09.03.2017: 1^st reading)