Law Enforcement Directive (EU) 2016/680

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Law Enforcement Directive (EU) 2016/680 is an EU legal instrument that sets specific data protection rules for the processing of personal data by competent authorities for law enforcement and criminal justice purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU data protection law
European Union directive
adoptedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
European Parliament NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 27 April 2016
aimsTo ensure free flow of personal data between competent authorities within the Union
protect fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in relation to processing of personal data by competent authorities
appliesTo competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences
execution of criminal penalties
basedOn Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union NERFINISHED
doesNotApplyTo processing by EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
processing of personal data in the course of an activity which falls outside the scope of Union law
effectiveDate 5 May 2016
enteredIntoForce 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
establishes obligations for controllers and processors in law enforcement
rules on data subject rights in the law enforcement context
rules on lawful processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes
rules on transfers of personal data to third countries and international organisations for law enforcement purposes
geographicalScope European Union NERFINISHED
grants right of access for data subjects subject to certain restrictions
right to erasure or restriction of processing for data subjects under conditions
right to rectification for data subjects
language all official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
legalForce binding on Member States as to the result to be achieved
obliges Member States to provide for supervisory authorities responsible for monitoring its application NERFINISHED
officialName Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council NERFINISHED
OJReference OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89–131
partOf EU data protection reform package of 2016
protectsRight right to privacy
right to the protection of personal data
publicationDate 4 May 2016
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union NERFINISHED
relatedTo General Data Protection Regulation NERFINISHED
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 NERFINISHED
replaced Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA NERFINISHED
requires appropriate technical and organisational measures for data security
data protection impact assessments in certain situations
designation of one or more data protection officers by competent authorities in certain cases
logging of automated processing operations
transposition into national law by EU Member States
shortName LED NERFINISHED
Law Enforcement Directive NERFINISHED
subject criminal justice
data protection
law enforcement
personal data processing
transpositionDeadline 6 May 2018

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Data Protection Act 2018 implements Law Enforcement Directive (EU) 2016/680