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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 success of the Regulation rests on proper awareness of all those affected by the new rules (the business community and other organisations processing data, the public sector and citizens). At national level, the task of raising awareness and being the first point of contact for controllers, processors and individuals lies primarily with the data protection authorities. As enforcers of data protection rules in their territory, data protection authorities are also the best placed to explain the changes introduced by the Regulation to companies and the public sector, and to familiarise citizens with their rights.

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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.