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On 6 March, the CNPD took part in the " Matinée des experts" organised at the Luxembourg School of Business and Management (ECG) in the presence of Claude Meisch, Minister for National Education, Children and Youth and Minister for Higher...

On 9 and 10 March, the CNPD Compliance team participated in a workshop on certification activities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at the premises of its Spanish counterpart, the AEPD, in Madrid. The CNPD team was heavily involved...

As part of the development of the ALTO tool, the CNPD is now launching a call for free participation to all interested SMEs as well as to professional chambers and associations to improve the protection of personal data within SMEs.

Brussels, 28 February - The EDPB adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The EDPB welcomes substantial improvements such as the introduction of requirements embodying the principles of necessity and proportionality for U.S....

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In anticipation of the municipal elections of 11 June 2023 and the legislative elections of 8 October 2023 in Luxembourg, the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) reiterates the rules to be respected in terms of personal data protection, as...

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Following public consultation, the EDPB has adopted three sets of guidelines in their final version: Guidelines on the Interplay between the application of Art. 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V GDPR: The Guidelines clarify the...

In line with the Article 29 of the EDPB Rules of procedure, the EDPB has developed its two-year work programme for 2023 and 2024, based on the EDPB Strategy and the needs identified by the members as priority for stakeholders.

On 30 January 2023, the CNPD will participate in the “Data Privacy Day” conference organised by the Restena Foundation and the University of Luxembourg as part of the Interntional Data Protection Day. Roberta Oertel, head of CNPD’s awareness department...

Dans le cadre de la Journée internationale de la protection des données, la CNPD a le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence sur le métavers, une version décentralisée de l’internet constituée de mondes numériques interconnectés utilisant, entre autres, les...

On 27 January 2023, the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données - CNPD) organised a conference entitled "The metaverse: what reality for privacy rights and freedoms?" in the context of the 17th edition of the...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023

On 8 December 2022, Elena-Cristina Gerth, auditor in the Compliance department at the CNPD, participated in the first day of the "DPO Annual Conference" organised by the Belgian event and consulting agency Brewery of Ideas. Ms Gerth, a member...

On 1 December 2022, the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission nationale pour la protection des données, CNPD) celebrated its 20th anniversary in the Maison du Savoir in Esch-Belval, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Minister of State...

The 70th meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT)-“Berlin Group” was held in London on November 29 and 30, 2022.

On 18 November, Alain Hermann, Commissioner at the CNPD, was a speaker at the eighth annual Insights Conference hosted by the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) in Brussels. Mister Herrmann participated in a panel entitled “A New Decade in...

On 17 November, Alain Hermann, Commissioner at the CNPD, attended the second day of conference of the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022 in Brussels. The IAPP or International Association of Privacy Professionals is a not-for-profit organisation for...

On 8 November, the ‘Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action’ took place at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City. Around 120 people attended the event. The symposium was organised by the International Committee of the Red...

On 4 November, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law hosted the “Conference on Private and public enforcement of EU economic law: competition, financial markets and data protection – commonalities and perspectives” at its premises. The...