EuroPriSe Cert GmbH
General Information
Identification Code: 308200927367-12
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: GmbH
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 6/2/2017
Last Update: 3/7/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: EuroPriSe Cert GmbH is a scheme owner and certification body in the field of data protection certification. EuroPriSe provides an approved certification mechanism for processors pursuant to Art. 42 GDPR.
EuroPriSe's certification scheme for processors (including the certification criteria) received approval at the German national level in Oct. 2022:
https://www.dakks.de/de/akkreditierungsfaehige-programme.html
https://www.ldi.nrw.de/datenschutz/wirtschaft/verzeichnis-genehmigter-zertifizierungskriterien
EuroPriSe Cert GmbH was accredited as a certification body for the certification scheme for processors pursuant to Art. 43 GDPR in Dec. 2023:
https://www.ldi.nrw.de/ldi-nrw-erteilt-die-befugnis-fuer-erste-deutsche-zertifizierungsstelle
At this time, EuroPriSe's primary objective is to receive the European Data Protection Board's approval for their certification criteria for processors pursuant to Art. 42(5) GDPR. This is expected for the second half of 2024.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Communication
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
EuroPriSe Cert has a particular interest in any activities of the European Commission towards the adoption of delegated acts for the purpose of specifying the requirements to be taken into account for the data protection certification mechanisms (Art. 43(8) GDPR) and of implementing acts laying down technical standards for certification mechanisms and mechanisms to promote and recognize those certification mechanisms (Art. 43(9) GDPR).
Communication Activities: Letters / Opinions / Comments:
June 22, 2018: Letter to the European Data Protection Board: Application for approval of the EuroPriSe certification criteria for IT-products and IT-based services pursuant to Article 42(5) GDPR
March 26, 2018: Letter to the Article 29 Working Party: Submission of comments on the Guidelines on the accreditation of certification bodies (wp261), thereby participating in the public consultation on these guidelines - not published -
January 12, 2018: Letter to the Chairwoman of the Article 29 Working Party: Request to consider selected issues related to Art. 42 f. GDPR for the final version of the guidelines on certification (at this time still work in progress) - not published -
01/2018: Reply to an online questionnaire, which formed part of a study conducted by Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), TNO and CIVIC Consulting for the European Commission's DG Justice & Consumers on the topic of certification mechanisms, seals or marks under Articles 42 and 43 of the GDPR
10/2017: Answer questions during a phone interview, which formed part of a study conducted by Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), TNO and CIVIC Consulting for the European Commission's DG Justice & Consumers on the topic of certification mechanisms, seals or marks under Articles 42 and 43 of the GDPR. Answer follow-up questions via e-mail.
Publications:
10/2017 - The merits of data protection under the GDPR (published in Legimag No. 19, 10/2017): https://www.european-privacy-seal.eu/EPS-en/Articles
01/2017 - EuroPriSe Criteria for the certification of IT products and IT-based services ("GDPR ready" version - January 2017): https://www.european-privacy-seal.eu/EPS-en/Criteria
Events:
November 22, 2023 - Participation as a speaker in GDPR certification workshop in Luxembourg hosted by the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données – CNPD): https://cnpd.public.lu/en/actualites/national/2023/11/certification-workshop-nov-2023.html
March 02, 2021 - Participation as a speaker in the webinar "Datenschutz–Zertifizierung – Quo Vadis?" hosted by the European Academy for Freedom of Information and Data Protection (EAID): https://www.eaid-berlin.de/datenschutz-zertifizierung-quo-vadis/
April 18, 2018 - Participation in a "Stakeholder Workshop on data protection certification mechanisms, seals, and marks" in Brussels: Provided feedback on the preliminary findings of a study conducted by Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), TNO and CIVIC Consulting for the European Commission's DG Justice & Consumers
January 16, 2018 - Participation in a joint workshop of the European Commission (DG Justice & Consumers / Data Protection Unit) and the Article 29 Working Party (Technology Subgroup) on accreditation and certification under the GDPR in Brussels: Provided feedback on issues related to accreditation and certification pursuant to Art. 42 f. GDPR
September 19, 2017 - Participation as a panelist in Session "Privacy management and data protection standardization" at CEN-CENELEC & ENISA workshop on cybersecurity and data protection standards in Brussels: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/events/enisa-cscg-2017/enisa-cscg-2017-agenda
June 07, 2017 - Participation as a panelist in Panel Session II: “Towards a European Data Protection Certification Scheme” at the Annual Privacy Forum 2017 in Vienna: http://privacyforum.eu/
July 27, 2016 - Participation in the workshop on Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General (DG) for Justice and Consumers in Brussels
July 26, 2016 - Moderation of the workshop on certification at the Article 29 Working Party's FabLab on the General Data Protection Regulation in Brussels: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/document.cfm?doc_id=44645
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 25
Post Code: 53227
City: Bonn
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office
Address: Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 25
Post Code: 53227
City: Bonn
Country: GERMANY
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: % of working time for activities described under heading 9 is considerably lower than 25% for both persons involved.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Parent company: 2B Advice GmbH - the privacy benchmark: https://www.2b-advice.com/GmbH-de
Organisation Members: Parent company: 2B Advice GmbH - the privacy benchmark: https://www.2b-advice.com/GmbH-de