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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Stronger protection, new opportunities - Commission guidance on the direct application of the General Data Protection Regulation as of 25 May 2018 · European Union

Furthermore, several countries and regional organisations outside the EU, from our immediate neighbourhood to Asia, Latin America and Africa, are adopting new data protection legislation or updating the existing one in order to harness the opportunities offered by the global digital economy and respond to the growing demand for stronger data security and privacy protection. While countries differ in their approach and their level of legislative development, there are signs that the Regulation serves increasingly as a reference point and a source of inspiration 18 .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.