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Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.Obligation to retain data

  5. Article 4.Access to data

  6. Article 5.Categories of data to be retained

  7. Article 6.Periods of retention

  8. Article 7.Data protection and data security

  9. Article 8.Storage requirements for retained data

  10. Article 9.Supervisory authority

  11. Article 10.Statistics

  12. Article 11.Amendment of Directive 2002/58/EC

  13. Aricle 12.Future measures

  14. Article 13.Remedies, liability and penalties

  15. Article 14.Evaluation

  16. Article 15.Transposition

  17. Article 16.Entry into force

  18. Article 17.Addressees

  19. Signature

  20. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Declaration by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    2. Declaration by Austria pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    3. Declaration by Estonia pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    4. Declaration by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    5. Declaration by the Republic of Cyprus pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    6. Declaration by the Hellenic Republic pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    7. Declaration by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    8. Declaration by Slovenia pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    9. Declaration by Sweden pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    10. Declaration by the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    11. Declaration by the Republic of Latvia pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    12. Declaration by the Czech Republic pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    13. Declaration by Belgium pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    14. Declaration by the Republic of Poland pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    15. Declaration by Finland pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

    16. Declaration by Germany pursuant to Article 15(3) of Directive 2006/24/EC

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