Decision 2018/893 - EU position within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 to the EEA Agreement (General Data Protection Regulation) - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2018/893 of 18 June 2018 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 to the EEA Agreement (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance.)| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2018/893 |
| Original proposal | COM(2018)249  |
| CELEX number i | 32018D0893 |
| Document | 18-06-2018; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 22-06-2018; OJ L 159 p. 31-36 |
| Effect | 18-06-2018; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
22.6.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 159/31 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/893
of 18 June 2018
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 to the EEA Agreement (General Data Protection Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 16 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 (‘Protocol 37’) to the EEA Agreement. |
(3) |
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) |
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 repeals Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(5) |
Annex XI and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(6) |
The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2018.
For the Council
The President
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R.PORODZANOV
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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …
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amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 containing the list provided for in Article 101 to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
Recognising that data protection is a fundamental right protected in various international human rights... |
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