Today the Royal Decree setting the date of entry into force of the Bill on Notification of data leaks was published. The law will take effect on 1 January 2016 and introduces an obligation on data controllers in the Netherlands to notify the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens) and affected individuals and significantly increases fines for violations of the Dutch Data Protection Act (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens).

Please read our previous post for more details on this topic: Breach notice becomes law in the Netherlands; 11 things to know.

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Nikolai de Koning is a financial services lawyer (advocaat) based in Amsterdam. Nikolai is experienced in financial services and banking law, as well as in data privacy (protection). He is experienced in advising on regulatory and compliance aspects relevant to financial…

Nikolai de Koning is a financial services lawyer (advocaat) based in Amsterdam. Nikolai is experienced in financial services and banking law, as well as in data privacy (protection). He is experienced in advising on regulatory and compliance aspects relevant to financial institutions, such as insurance companies, investment firms, clearing institutions and central counterparties. Nikolai also advises on Dutch licence and notification requirements and he assists companies in their licence or notification processes with the Dutch financial regulators. He also specialises in privacy issues arising out of online products, data protection and e-commerce.