EU GDPR regime

The General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) regime became applicable across the EEA (which at the time included the UK) on 25 May 2018. The EU GDPR ceased to apply to the UK on 31 December 2020 at 11 pm.

This subtopic addresses key features of the EU GDPR at a supranational (ie EEA) level. Individual EEA states may exercise a number of national derogations and other discretions to put in place various additional or alternative data protection laws and the various supervisory authorities in each state may adopt different interpretation or approaches in practice. This topic does not consider the position under the laws of specific EEA states or the guidance of specific EEA supervisory authorities. You should refer to guidance from the relevant national supervisory authorities and national law regarding