Amendment to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data
The Law on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Acts numbered 7499 (Law), including Amendments to the Law on Personal Data Protection numbered 6698 (LPDP) was published in the Official Gazette dated 12.03.2024 and numbered 32487.
The amendments to the LPDP, which will enter into force on 01.06.2024, can be briefly summarized as follows:
- The processing of special categories of personal data has been reorganized and new processing conditions have been introduced in parallel with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Regarding cross-border transfer, a system similar to the transfer mechanisms provided for in the GDPR has been established.
- Since there may be problems regarding cross-border transfers during the amendment process, it is envisaged that the new cross-border transfer provisions will be implemented together with the previous provisions until 01.09.2024.
- The appeal authority against administrative fines imposed by the Personal Data Protection Board (Board) has been changed. Appeals against the Board’s decisions will now be heard by administrative courts instead of criminal courts of peace.
You may access our announcement regarding the law amendment proposal here.
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