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The Romanian DPA fines a retailer of personal care and beauty products for failure to ensure data subject’s right to object
On August 4, 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it fined a retailer of personal care and beauty products with a fine EUR 2,000 for failure to ensure data subject’s right to object, breaching Article 21 …

The Romanian DPA published its 2021 Annual Report
On 25 July 2022, the Romanian DPA issued a press release on the publication of the Annual Report for 2021. The Report covers the presentation of the activity of the Romanian DPA for 2021, as well a…

The Romanian law transposing the European Electronic Communications Code has finally entered into force
On 10 July 2022, the long-awaited Romanian law transposing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) has finally entered into force. Law No. 198/2022 amending and supplementing certain reg…
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The Romanian DPA fines yet another data processor for failure to ensure data security
On 11 July 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a courier services company with a EUR 3,000 fine for breaching its obligations regarding the level of security that must be ensured with respe…

The Romanian DPA fines a software company EUR 4 ,000 for failure to ensure data security and non-compliance with the request of information during investigation
On July 7 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a software company with two fines amounting in total to EUR 4,000 for non-compliance with the obligation to ensure data confidentiality, as wel…

Romania adopts the Whistleblowing Law
On 29 June 2022, the Chamber of Deputies adopted the Law on the protection of whistleblowers in the public interest. The new law was adopted to transpose the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection…