The Article 29 Working Party (Art. 29 WP), full name "The Working Party on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data", was an advisory body made up of a representative from the data protection authority of each
EU Member State, the
European Data Protection Supervisor and the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
.
The composition and purpose of Art. 29 WP was set out in Article 29 of the
Data Protection Directive
The Data Protection Directive, officially Directive 95/46/EC, enacted in October 1995, is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the European Union (EU) and the free movement of such data. The Data Pro ...
(Directive 95/46/EC), and it was launched in 1996. It was replaced by the
European Data Protection Board
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is a European Union independent body with juridical personality whose purpose is to ensure consistent application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to promote cooperation among the EU� ...
(EDPB) on 25 May 2018 in accordance with the
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679).
Its main stated missions were to:
* Provide expert advice to the States regarding data protection;
* Promote the consistent application of the Data Protection Directive in all EU state members, as well as
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
,
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German language, German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constit ...
and
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
;
* Give to the Commission an opinion on community laws (
first pillar) affecting the right to protection of personal data;
* Make recommendations to the public on matters relating to the protection of persons with regard to the processing of personal data and privacy in the European Community.
The Working Party elected a chairman and two vice-chairmen, each with a two-year term of office. Their term of office was renewable only once. The Working Party's secretariat was provided by the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
.
The European Commission also hosts
websitewith documents adopted by the Art. 29 WP, press released from their plenary meetings, and other relevant information, such as on standard contractual clauses.
See also
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Data Protection
Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, contextual information norms, and the legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as da ...
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
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Right to be forgotten
The right to be forgotten (RTBF) is the right to have private information about a person be removed from Internet searches and other directories under some circumstances. The concept has been discussed and put into practice in several jurisdiction ...
*
EU–US Privacy Shield
References
External links
Art.29 Data Protection Working PartyEuropean Data Protection Supervisor
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Data protection authorities
European Union law
1996 establishments in Europe