Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation)(Text with EEA relevance) (c. 679)

CHAPTER XI U.K. Final provisions

Article 94 U.K. Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC

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2. References to [F2 Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24th October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (which ceased to have effect on 25th May 2018)] shall be construed as references to this Regulation. References to the Working Party on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data established by Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC shall be construed as references to the European Data Protection Board established [F3 by the EU GDPR (as defined in section 3 of the 2018 Act)].

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 94(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 73(2) (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Art. 94(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 73(3)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 94(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 73(3)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 95 U.K. Relationship with [F4 domestic law made before IP completion day implementing Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector]

This Regulation shall not impose additional obligations on natural or legal persons in relation to processing in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services in public communication networks in [F5 the United Kingdom] in relation to matters for which they are subject to specific obligations with the same objective set out in [F4 domestic law made before IP completion day implementing Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector].

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Art. 95 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 74(3) (with reg. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1586, regs. 1(2), 4(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Art. 95 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 74(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 96 U.K. Relationship with previously concluded Agreements

International agreements involving the transfer of personal data to third countries or international organisations which were concluded by [F6 the United Kingdom or the Commissioner] prior to 24 May 2016, and which comply with [F7 domestic law] as applicable prior to that date, shall remain in force until amended, replaced or revoked.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Art. 96 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 75(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 96 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 75(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Article 97 U.K. Commission reports

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Textual Amendments

F8 Art. 97 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 76 (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Article 98 U.K. Review of other Union legal acts on data protection

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Textual Amendments

F9 Art. 98 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 77 (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Article 99 U.K. Entry into force and application

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Textual Amendments

F10 Art. 99 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 78 (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)