The Netherlands premieres the first GDPR fining policy in the EU

 

[text_block id=”7602334884e10eb09a92a102dff52c64″ content=”‹¨›p‹˜›Via The Nextweb by ‹¨›a class‹´›‹²›post-authorName‹²› href‹´›‹²›https://thenextweb.com/author/mar-maack/‹²› data-event-category‹´›‹²›Article‹²› data-event-action‹´›‹²›Author – Már Másson Maack‹²› data-event-label‹´›‹²›Profile‹²› data-event-non-interaction‹´›‹²›true‹²›‹˜›MÁR MÁSSON MAACK‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The Dutch Data Protection Authority just released its ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/sites/default/files/atoms/files/stcrt-2019-14586.pdf‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›nofollow noopener‹²›‹˜›GDPR fining policy‹¨›/a‹˜›, being the first country to do so. ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://thenextweb.com/eu/2018/12/27/gdprs-impact-was-too-soft-in-2018-but-next-year-will-be-different/‹²›‹˜›GDPR‹¨›/a‹˜› allows for a maximum fine of 4 percent of global revenue or €20 million, whichever is higher, but little has been said about how to determine the exact fine amount and what the scale is.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The new GDPR fining policy sheds light on this as it introduces a four category system, giving various examples depending on company size and maximum fine. For example, if a company’s maximum fine is €10 million, it might face the following fines for less severe violations:‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›ul‹˜›‹¨›li‹˜›Category I: €0 to €200,000‹¨›/li‹˜›‹¨›li‹˜›Category II: €120,000 to €500,000‹¨›/li‹˜›‹¨›li‹˜›Category III: €300,000 to €750,000‹¨›/li‹˜›‹¨›li‹˜›Category IV: €450,000 to €1 million‹¨›/li‹˜›‹¨›/ul‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¯›nbsp;‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›blockquote class‹´›‹²›twitter-tweet‹²› data-lang‹´›‹²›en‹²›‹˜›‹¨›p lang‹´›‹²›en‹²› dir‹´›‹²›ltr‹²›‹˜›BREAKING: Dutch Data Protection Authority publishes ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://twitter.com/hashtag/GDPR?src‹´›hash‹¯›amp;ref_src‹´›twsrc%5Etfw‹²›‹˜›#GDPR‹¨›/a‹˜› fining policy: 4 categories, range and basic fine per category, and aggravating or mitigating circumstances. Fine higher than category 4 will only be issued if max category 4 is “not appropriate”. ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://t.co/MX734ZryI4‹²›‹˜›https://t.co/MX734ZryI4‹¨›/a‹˜› ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://t.co/vtjx2ebsLe‹²›‹˜›pic.twitter.com/vtjx2ebsLe‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¯›mdash; Jeroen Terstegge (@PrivaSense) ‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://twitter.com/PrivaSense/status/1106132090792349696?ref_src‹´›twsrc%5Etfw‹²›‹˜›March 14, 2019‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›/blockquote‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›script async src‹´›‹²›https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js‹²› charset‹´›‹²›utf-8‹²›‹˜›‹¨›/script‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://thenextweb.com/eu/2019/03/14/the-netherlands-premieres-the-first-gdpr-fining-policy-in-the-eu/‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›noopener‹²›‹˜›Read the full Article here‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›#DutchDataProtectionAuthority, #DDPA, #GDPR, #Policy, #EU,‹¨›/p‹˜›” paragraph_whitespace=”true” text_size=”” line_height=”” text_color=”” margin=”0px 0px 15px 0px” class=”” _fw_coder=”aggressive” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”2aad13bf39bac320ab660c553628eda0″][/text_block]