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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Stronger protection, new opportunities - Commission guidance on the direct application of the General Data Protection Regulation as of 25 May 2018 · European Union

The Commission will undertake the following actions: Towards Member States ·The Commission will continue working with Member States to promote consistency and limit fragmentation in the application of the Regulation, taking into account Member States’ room for specification under the new legislation; ·After May 2018 the Commission will closely monitor the application of the Regulation in Member States and take appropriate actions as necessary, including the recourse to infringement actions; Towards data protection authorities ·Until May 2018 the Commission will support the work of the data protection authorities in the context of the Article 29 Working Party and in the transition towards the future European Data Protection Board; after May 2018, it will contribute to the work of the European Data Protection Board; ·In 2018-2019 the Commission will co-finance (total budget of up to EUR 2 million) awareness-raising actions undertaken by data protection authorities at national level (projects implemented from mid-2018 onwards); Towards stakeholders ·The Commission will launch an online practical guidance tool that includes questions and answers aimed at citizens, businesses and public administrations. The Commission intends to promote this guidance to the target audiences through an information campaign addressed to business and the public in the run-up to May 2018 and afterwards; ·In 2018 and beyond the Commission will continue actively engaging with stakeholders notably through the multi-stakeholder group on the implementation of the Regulation and level of awareness of the new rules; Towards all actors ·In 2018-2019 the Commission will assess the need to make use of its power to adopt delegated or implementing acts; ·In May 2019, the Commission will take stock of the Regulation implementation and will report on the application of the new rules in 2020.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.