European Union. Comprehensive data protection. Regulation (EC) No 45/2001
Regulation 45/2001 (EU institutions)Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Regulation 45/2001 applied data protection rules, modelled on Directive 95/46/EC, to the Community institutions and bodies, and set up the European Data Protection Supervisor as an independent supervisory authority for them. Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 repealed it with effect from 11 December 2018 and references to it were then read as references to the new Regulation.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Created the European Data Protection Supervisor. Binding in its entirety and directly applicable.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (EUDPR).
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- Cross-border transfers
- Rules on transfers to third countries
- Maximum penalty
- None
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Adopted 18 December 2000; published 12 January 2001; in force on the twentieth day after publication (1 February 2001); repealed with effect from 11 December 2018 by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text eur-lex.europa.eu
- English text eur-lex.europa.eu
- Authority
- European Data Protection Supervisor
§5Where it applies
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
High confidence.
In force date is the 20th day after the 12 January 2001 publication (Article 51). Repeal date from Article 99 of Regulation 2018/1725. The DPO field is left empty because it was not checked in the text.