IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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…
The Romanian DPA fines an Owners` Association EUR 7,000 for several GDPR violations
On 20 June 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned an Owners Association with a two fines amounting in total to EUR 7,000 for non-compliance with the GDPR principles. The investigation was l…
The Romanian DPA fines a processor with EUR 1,000 for unauthorized disclosure of personal data
On 20 June 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a marketing agency with a EUR 1,000 fine for failure to ensure, the confidentiality of the processed personal data. What is important here …
The Romanian DPA fines a retailer EUR 3,000 for unauthorized disclosure of personal data
On 15 June 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a retailer with a EUR 3,000 fine for disclosing personal data without authorization. The investigation was launched following the receipt o…
EDPB Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR are now available for public consultation
On 16 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) published on its website the first version of Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR, adopted during the May ’…
The Romanian DPA issues EUR 1,000 fine for failure to ensure security of CCTV images
On 12 May 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a company acting as a processor with a EUR 1,000 fine for failure to ensure confidentiality of the images captured following the use of CCTV sy…