Greetings from way across the pond
Like many of you I am attempting to monitor the individual implementation
of the Privacy and Communications Directive. I just came across this
article which I thought others of you would be interested in reading.
From:
http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=qw1070623084602B216&set_id=1
Brussels - The European Commission said on Friday it had started legal
action against nine European Union (EU) states for failing to write into
national law new rules to boost electronic privacy in the 15-nation bloc.
The EU executive said it had acted against Germany, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, Luxembourg and Finland as they all
missed an October 31 deadline for implementation of the rules, known as the
e-privacy directive.
The directive introduces stricter protection of personal data on the
Internet and contains provisions to fight spam.
"I urge those member states that have not yet transposed this directive to
complete the task with the minimum of further delay," European Commissioner
Erkki Liikanen, who is responsible for information society issues, said in
a statement.
'They all missed an October 31 deadline'
The Commission's move is the first step of legal action that could end in
the European Court of Justice, the EU's top court. EU states have two
months to address the Commission's concerns.
The EU executive is also set to issue an ultimatum to seven EU states on
December 16 for failing to implement wide-ranging rules to boost
competition for the electronic communications sector.
The EU executive is stepping up pressure on member states in hope of
accelerating the introduction of EU-wide rules for electronic
communications to boost competitiveness in the bloc.
The rules are intended to cut red tape and allow new entrants easier access
to all markets in the telecoms sector, often dominated by former
state-owned companies.
The action would take the form of a reasoned opinion, the last step before
the EU's executive takes states to court.
Saundra
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Saundra Kae Rubel
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