Legislation for the protection of personal data

Community legislation (relevant acquis):

• The Implementation Convention of the Schengen Agreement - art. 102-118 - the protection of the personal data in S.I.S. and art. 126-130 - the protection of personal data;
• The Convention for the protection of persons with regards to the automatic processing of personal data, adopted at Strasbourg on 28 January 1981
• Directive 95/46/E.C. of the European Parliament and Council of 24 of October 1995, on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data;
• Directive 2002/58/E.C. of the European Parliament and Council of 12.07.2002 regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the sector of electronic communications;
• Regulation (CE) no. 45/2001 of the European Parliament and Council regarding the protection of the persons as regards the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and the free movement of these data.

Internal legislation:

• Law no. 677/2001 for the protection of persons as concerns the processing of personal data and free movement of these data;
• Law no. 682/2001 regarding the ratification by Romania of the Convention for the protection of persons as regards the automatic processing of personal data, adopted at Strasbourg, on 28 January 1981;
• Law no. 102/2005 regarding the establishment, organisation and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing.