Article 29 Working Party
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The Article 29 Working Party is made up of a representative from the data protection authority of each EU Member State, the European Data Protection Supervisor
and the European Commission
. Its name comes from the Data Protection Directive and it was launched in 1996.
Its main missions are:
European Data Protection Supervisor
The European Data Protection Supervisor is an independent supervisory authority whose primary objective is to ensure that European institutions and bodies respect the right to privacy and data protection when they process personal data and develop new policies.Peter Hustinx and Giovanni Buttarelli...
and the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. Its name comes from the Data Protection Directive and it was launched in 1996.
Its main missions are:
- Give expert advices to the States regarding data protection
- Promote the same application of the Data Protection Directive in all EU state members, as well as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland
- Give to the Commission an opinion on community laws (first pillar) affecting the right to protection of personal data