On June 30, 2017, Germany passed its new Federal Data Protection Act (Datenschutz-Anpassungs- und -Umsetzungsgesetz EU), the Act. The Act implements the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will enter into force on 25 May 2018. It will replace the former German Data Protection Act (BDSG), which has been in force for nearly four decades. Although the Act is only a supplement to the GDPR, it includes various additional provisions that need to be followed.
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