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Introducing a new law on trademarks As of 23 September 2019, a draft “Trade Mark Law” is being debated in the responsible commission of the Saeima. The draft law has yet to be considered in three parliamentary sessions and is planned to come into force by the end of 2020. The draft law is designed […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Development of a new Latvian regulation on qualifications for data protection officers is in process. The SDI will be responsible for the exam procedure. Unlike previous regulations, the new ones do not set special requirements for candidates who want to take the exam. The draft regulations state that exams will be announced at least two […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Insufficient data protection solutions in a bank Country: Bulgaria Fine: EUR 511,200 A Bulgarian bank has been punished for leaving its 33,492 customers’ personal data without appropriate protection. The case was initiated following notice from a third party that it had free access to the bank’s customer information. After internal inspection, penetration of the bank’s […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Director Daiga Avdejanova of the State Data Inspectorate (SDI) informed the public about the work that the organisation has been performing for the last year since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force. During this time span, 140 cases of non-compliance with GDPR requirements have been detected. Of these, fines were imposed in […]
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In a recent judgement in Case C-40/17 Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its ruling on 29 July 2019. The main conclusion: Internet websites that embed a Facebook “Like” button can be controllers jointly with Facebook within the meaning of […]
