The GDPR entered into force in 2016 and applied from 25 May 2018 — the date it became directly enforceable across the EU after a two-year grace period.
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Article 99 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Read the full, authoritative text on EUR-Lex.
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Verbatim text of Article 99 of the General Data Protection Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 25 May 2018.
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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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