Most, but not all, of them have statutes. Bear in mind also that a number of "Old European" countries haven't notified that they have passed legislation that conforms to the Directive, notably France. Ireland just got off the naughty list, I believe, but France at least has been sued by the Commission in the ECJ for non-implementation. I would argue that the Directive is effective with respect to the subject of data transfers within the expanded EEA, that is, domestic legislation must recognize no internal borders in the treaty area for data transfers. If that argument currently applies to France, then it certainy should apply to Slovakia, etc. What changes, I think, is data transfers from the accession countries to non-EEA countries, such as the US, which must now be carried out in accordance with the Directive whether there is domestic legislation or not.
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>>> Talbot Richard <[log in to unmask]> 04/02/04 05:43AM >>>
When the EEA expands in a months time what happens about transfers to the
those countries transferring into the EEA. Will they automatically appear in
the list of okay countries or will they have to go through some sort of
vetting procedure.
I note that there is nothing listed on the work plan for the article 29
group or has this not been thought out properly.
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