61st meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108

15 March 2024 PARIS

The Bureau of the Committee of Convention 108 held its 61st meeting from 13 to 15 March 2024 in Paris. It reviewed the draft of the 3rd module of the Model Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data focusing on the transfer from processors to processors and draft Guidelines on the...

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Lebanon launches its Human Trafficking Victim Identification Kit

7 March 2024 TUNIS

As part of the launch of the Human Trafficking Victim Identification Kit in Lebanon, special attention was given to the protection of the personal data of those involved. This kit, the first of its kind in the country, is an essential tool for professionals and organisations committed to...

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22nd Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Privacy and Data Protection Authorities

28 February 2024 Tbilisi

The 22nd Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Privacy and Data Protection Authorities took place on 28 February 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Council of Europe was invited to deliver a key-note speech in the opening session in which it highlighted the need to recommit to the principles and...

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Congratulations to the winners of the Stefano Rodotà Data Protection Award 2024

29 January 2024 Strasbourg

The Jury of the Stefano Rodotà Award, composed of the members of the Bureau of the Committee of Convention 108, has selected the winners of the Stefano Rodotà Data Protection Award 2024. After reviewing all the exceptional works submitted by the applicants, the Jury has decided to award; PhD...

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Data Protection Day – 2024

28 January 2024 Strasbourg

On the occasion of the 18th International Data Protection Day, the Chair of the Committee of Convention 108 as well as the Data Protection Commissioner of the Council of Europe have issued a statement and the Committee of Convention 108 awarded the sixth Stefano Rodotà Award. To illustrate the...

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Celebrating the 18th Data Protection Day

25 January 2024 Brussels

To celebrate the 18th International Data Protection Day, the Data Protection Unit together with the organisers of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection International Conference (CPDP) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) co-organised a one-day event with high-level speakers...

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60th meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108

14 December 2023 Strasbourg

The Bureau of the Committee of Convention 108 held its 60th meeting from 14 to 15 December 2023. It welcomed the important acceleration of the ratification process of the amending Protocol CETS No. 223 (known as Convention 108+) with 11 instruments deposited just for 2023, thus reaching 31...

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Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data (Module 2)

At its 45th plenary meeting, the Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD) adopted the second module of the Model Contractual Clauses for transborder data flows of personal data, based on the modernised Convention 108+ for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data....

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The T-PD Chair takes part in the 17th UniDem Seminar organised by the Venice Commission in Rabat

21 November 2023 Rabat

Ms Elsa MEIN, Chair of the Committee of Convention 108 (‘T-PD’), took part in the 17th UniDem Seminar organised by the Venice Commission in cooperation with the Ministry of digital transition and administrative reform of Morocco. It is entitled: "Digital transformation and artificial intelligence...

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45th Plenary meeting of the Committee of Convention 108

17 November 2023 Strasbourg

The 45th plenary meeting of the Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD) took place from 15 to 17 November 2023, in Strasbourg. The high point of it was the deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Protocol amending Convention 108 by San Marino, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of this...

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San Marino becomes the 31st country to join modernised Convention 108+

16 November 2023 Strasbourg

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the accession of the Republic of San Marino to the Council of Europe, H.E. Foreign Minister Luca Beccari deposited the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing...

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The 5th edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa promotes Convention 108/108+

10 November 2023 Port Louis

On 9 November 2023, Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe, took part in a panel dedicated to Convention 108+ within the framework of the 5th edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa. The panel also gathered Ms Awa N’Diaye, head of the Personal Data...

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Hungary becomes the 30th Party to ratify the Protocol amending Convention 108, known as "Convention 108+"

19 October 2023 STRASBOURG

Today, 19 October 2023, Ambassador Harry Alex Rusz, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the Council of Europe deposited the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (CETS No. 223), in...

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Portugal joins Convention 108+

18 October 2023 Strasbourg

Today, 18 October 2023, Ambassador Gilberto Jerónimo, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the Council of Europe deposited the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (CETS No. 223),...

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Pegasus spyware called into question by PACE

16 October 2023 Strasbourg

Citing “mounting evidence” that spyware has been used for illegitimate purposes by several Council of Europe member states, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has urged five governments to provide information on their use of such spyware within three months, and fully...

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Apply for the 2024 Stefano Rodotà Award!

16 October 2023 Strasbourg

We have the great pleasure to announce that the Committee of Convention 108 launches the call for applications to the 2024 Stefano Rodotà Award (6th edition of the competition). The award honours the memory of Stefano Rodotà, prominent Italian law professor and politician who championed the...

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59th meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108 held in Paris

29 September 2023 Paris

The Bureau of the Committee of Convention 108 held its 59th meeting in Paris from 27 to 29 September 2023. It concentrated on the interpretation of Article 11 of the modernised Convention, as well as on the 2nd module of the model contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data and the...

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Switzerland ratifies the Protocol amending Convention 108

07 september 2023 Bern

Today, 7 September 2023, H.E. Mr Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation transmitted, in Bern, the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (CETS No. 223), in the presence of...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina joins Convention 108+

7 July 2023 Strasbourg

Today, 7 July 2023, the Permanent Representation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe transmitted the instrument of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (CETS No. 223), to the...

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Guidelines on data protection for the processing of personal data for anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism purposes

5 July 2023 Strasbourg

The anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks aim at preventing, investigating, and prosecuting ML/FT crimes through a system of measures implemented by multiple stakeholders. The Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of...

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