The management of the National Center for Personal Data Protection participated in the 53rd meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of the Convention 108

The National Center for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP), for information purpose, communicates about the participation of National Center for Personal Data Protection management in the 53rd meeting of the Bureau of the Committee of the Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automating processing of personal data, which was held online on 28 – 30 September, 2021.

During the Meeting, several topics were discussed, among which:

·        Convention 108+ State of play, ratifications and accessions;

·        Evaluation and follow up mechanism under Convention 108+;

·        Digital identity;

·        Personal data processing by and for political campaigns;

·        Inter-state exchanges of data for Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism, and tax purposes;

·        Contractual clauses in the context of transborder data flows;

·        Cooperation with other Council of Europe bodies and entities;

·        Major developments and activities in the field of data protection, etc.

At the same time, NCPDP as national supervisory authority for personal data processing, emphasizes the importance of the participation of the Republic of Moldova in the meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of the Convention 108, as well as the weight of adopted documents.