REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA AND THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THESE DATA

The entry into force on 25 May 2018 of Regulation (EU) 2016/6792 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, the so-called RGPD Regulation, is an important moment in protecting the citizens of the European Union from the point of view of the use of personal data. The present paper aims at presenting the fundamental principles underpinning the European Parliament's and Council's re-regulation, the persons to whom these regulations apply, the obligations that public authorities or bodies have to fulfill, as well as the rights of the citizens of the European Union in this context