EU General Data Protection Regulation
The data protection regime for controllers and processors established in, or targeting, the EU.
- Issued by
- European Union
- Applies in
- European Union
- Edition
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679
- Area
- Data protection & privacy
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- Art.5Processing principles and accountabilityPrinciples
- Art.6Lawful basis for processingPrinciples
- Art.13-15Transparency and data subject rightsRights
- Art.28Processor contractsThird parties
- Art.30Records of processing activitiesAccountability
- Art.32Security of processingSecurity
- Art.33-34Breach notification within 72 hoursIncidents
- Art.35Data protection impact assessmentsAccountability
- Art.44International transfersTransfers
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Monitor suggests Official Journal as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 9 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html
- Check the library against 9 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: processing principles and accountability
- Rule
- EU General Data Protection Regulation, Art.5
- Area
- Principles
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018The UK data protection regime after Brexit, with the ICO as supervisory authority.United Kingdom · 9 controls
- Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017The Bailiwick's GDPR-equivalent law, with EU adequacy.Guernsey · 9 controls
- Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018Jersey's GDPR-equivalent law and the Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018 registration regime.Jersey · 9 controls
- Isle of Man GDPR & LED Implementing Regulations 2018The applied GDPR under the Data Protection Act 2018 (Isle of Man).Isle of Man · 9 controls
- Cayman Islands Data Protection ActEight data protection principles modelled on the UK Data Protection Act 1998, in force since 2019.Cayman Islands · 6 controls
- DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020The DIFC's GDPR-aligned data protection law, with DPO appointment and notification requirements.UAE — DIFC · 9 controls
Also in European Union
- EU Anti-Money Laundering Directives (4AMLD–6AMLD)The directive-based regime transposed into member state law, until the single rulebook applies.European Union · 6 controls
- EU AML Regulation (single rulebook)Directly applicable AML/CFT rules for obliged entities across the Union, supervised by AMLA (operational since July 2025).European Union · 8 controls
- EU Artificial Intelligence ActRisk-based obligations for providers and deployers of AI systems; general-purpose AI duties from August 2025, high-risk from August 2026.European Union · 6 controls
- DORA — Digital Operational Resilience ActICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing and third-party risk for financial entities.European Union · 8 controls
- NIS2 DirectiveCybersecurity risk-management measures and incident reporting for essential and important entities.European Union · 4 controls
- MiFID II / MiFIRInvestor protection, product governance, transparency and transaction reporting for investment firms.European Union · 6 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the EU General Data Protection Regulation?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Official Journal of the European Union as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the EU General Data Protection Regulation?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.