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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Insufficient data protection solutions in a bank Country: Bulgaria Fine: EUR 511,200 A Bulgarian bank has been punished for leaving its 33,492 customers’ personal data without appropriate protection. The case was initiated following notice from a third party that it had free access to the bank’s customer information. After internal inspection, penetration of the bank’s […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Director Daiga Avdejanova of the State Data Inspectorate (SDI) informed the public about the work that the organisation has been performing for the last year since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force. During this time span, 140 cases of non-compliance with GDPR requirements have been detected. Of these, fines were imposed in […]
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In a recent judgement in Case C-40/17 Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its ruling on 29 July 2019. The main conclusion: Internet websites that embed a Facebook “Like” button can be controllers jointly with Facebook within the meaning of […]
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Amendments adopted to increase availability of medicines On 16 July 2019 Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 899 of 31 October 2006 “Procedure for reimbursement of reimbursable medicines and medical devices” (in Latvian) was amended. The amendments (in Latvian) are claimed to be a major improvement in the availability of medicines, for example reducing patient co-payments […]
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New comparative study on film funding criteria in Europe report was commissioned by the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. The analysis covers funding for pre-production (script development, project development), production, distribution and promotion for cinema films, TV films and series as well as other audiovisual content. The Latvian part was prepared by head of Competition and Regulatory […]
