EU negotiators continue Trilogue on the GDPR Procedural Regulation
The GDPR Procedural Regulation, aimed at enhancing DPA cooperation and faster decision-making in cross-border cases, is still not ready. As the so-called Trilogue between the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council is ongoing, civil society organisations have warned that there is now a risk of producing a compromised text that not only fails to deliver the necessary reforms, but may also introduce new vulnerabilities for abuse.
The campaign group nyob said on 17 April that the Trilogue has led to a legislative mess that will likely make procedures more complex, slower and prone to legal challenges.
Max Schrems, Chairman of noyb declared: "We initially very much supported having clear procedural rules. But this proposal risks to become the biggest legislative mess I have seen in a long time. While the Council and the European Parliament seem to generally agree that the Commission's proposal needs substantive changes, it seems they have not managed to cure the structural problems but rather added even more and more complex elements. The European Parliament has completely given up on introducing well-established procedural approaches. The result is a overloaded system that will make procedures even more complex and slower. Many elements are of such poor legal quality that this law will not solve problems - but generate more disputes."
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) supports efforts for the adoption of the Regulation and is preparing for its practical implementation by examining its working methods. The European Commission is committed to a simplification agenda, and it remains to be seen whether certain aspects of the GDPR will be modified, for example for SMEs.
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