Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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E-privacy Directive 2009/136/EC

The European Parliament and Council Directive 2009/136/EC passed on 25 November 2009 modified the 2002/22/EC directive concerning universal service and users’ rights related to electronic communications networks and services, as well as the 2002/58 EC directive about processing privacy data in regards to electronic communication. 

Furthermore, Regulation 2006 Europe-wide 2004 was amended for cooperation between national authorities responsible for protecting consumer laws (with relevance within EEA).

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