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The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) published 15 recommendations for (re)insurance companies that outsource to cloud service providers. These recommendations will apply as of 1 January 2021. In this article, we will briefly summarise these recommendations.
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivers judgments regarding the concept of “communication to the public” faster than legal scholars can read and dissect them.
Dans l’arrêt Schrems II du 16 juillet 2020, la Cour de Justice a jugé que le transfert de données à caractère personnel en dehors de l’EEE (Espace Economique Européen) sur base des clauses contractuelles standard « standard contractual clauses - (SCC’s) » n’était conforme au RGPD que pour autant que le pays destinataire offre une protection des données équivalente à celle de l’UE. Des recommandations ont depuis été émises quant aux mesures supplémentaires que les entreprises peuvent prendre si le cadre légal dans le pays tiers n’offre pas une protection suffisante. Un projet de nouvelles clauses contractuelles a par ailleurs été publié.
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) rendered its judgment (Case C‑61/19) in a case (Orange România SA v. Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal) about informed consent.
Yes, employee consent is possible in certain circumstances – but do not assume old processing activities fully comply. That, in summary, was the position of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) in a decision of 9 November 2020 of its Litigation Chamber following a complaint by an individual against its employer, a Belgian hospital.
Christmas seems to have come early this year for everyone who is involved in data protection.
After a long, four-month wait, we finally have recommendations from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “supplementary measures” in the context of international transfers of personal data –
Trademark applicants and owners often receive documents asking for payments related to a trademark or design application or renewal. Cautiousness is highly recommended in this respect!
As part of the European Digital Strategy, the European Commission has announced a Digital Services Act package to strengthen the Single Market for digital services and foster innovation and competitiveness of the European online environment.
A trademark which has not been put to Genuine use by its owner or an authorised third party within five years after its registration is liable to revocation unless there are proper reasons for its non-use.
