Federal Data Protection Act
The Act fills in the General Data Protection Regulation at national level: the standing and powers of the supervisory authorities, the appointment of a data protection officer, processing in the employment context and the derogations the Regulation leaves to national law.
Reference
- Reference
- BDSG
- In force
- 2018-05-25
- Area
- Personal data
- Supervision
- Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, Datenschutzkonferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des Bundes und der Länder
- Publisher
- Bundesministerium der Justiz, Gesetze im Internet
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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