Repeals the old 1995 Data Protection Directive that the GDPR replaced, with references to it read as references to the GDPR.
Official text & source
Article 94 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Read the full, authoritative text on EUR-Lex.
Official text
Verbatim text of Article 94 of the General Data Protection Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Directive 95/46/EC is repealed with effect from 25 May 2018.
1 References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 2 References to the Working Party on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data established by Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC shall be construed as references to the European Data Protection Board established by this Regulation.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). Official text reproduced from EUR-Lex — © European Union. Only European Union legislation published in the Official Journal is deemed authentic.
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