CIPP/E Legislative Framework Exam – Questions and Study Guide for
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Convention 108 was opened by who? - ✔✔The Council of Europe
What did the Council of Europe open for Signatories? - ✔✔Convention 108
Failure to respond to the Council's 1973 & 1974 resolutions and the need for reinforcement of
the principles found in those resolutions by means of a binding international instrument lead to
what? - ✔✔The opening of Convention 108
How many articles and parts does Convention 108 comprise of? - ✔✔27 Articles and three
main parts
Why was Convention 108 updated in 2018? - ✔✔To reinforce the data protection principles of
Convention 108 and to include additional safeguards to tackle the challenges introduced by new
technologies and practices.
What was created in 1990 by the European Commission in recognition of differences in
emerging data protection legislation amongst EU members states impacting the free flow of
data? - ✔✔Data Protection Directive
95/46/EC refers to what? - ✔✔The Data Protection Directive adopted in 1995
What can the Council of Europe do that the EU cannot? - ✔✔Unable to make stand-alone
human rights law
What is viewed as a human rights law that protects the principles of the internal single market -
✔✔The Directive under Article 1
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Convention 108 was opened by who? - ✔✔The Council of Europe
What did the Council of Europe open for Signatories? - ✔✔Convention 108
Failure to respond to the Council's 1973 & 1974 resolutions and the need for reinforcement of
the principles found in those resolutions by means of a binding international instrument lead to
what? - ✔✔The opening of Convention 108
How many articles and parts does Convention 108 comprise of? - ✔✔27 Articles and three
main parts
Why was Convention 108 updated in 2018? - ✔✔To reinforce the data protection principles of
Convention 108 and to include additional safeguards to tackle the challenges introduced by new
technologies and practices.
What was created in 1990 by the European Commission in recognition of differences in
emerging data protection legislation amongst EU members states impacting the free flow of
data? - ✔✔Data Protection Directive
95/46/EC refers to what? - ✔✔The Data Protection Directive adopted in 1995
What can the Council of Europe do that the EU cannot? - ✔✔Unable to make stand-alone
human rights law
What is viewed as a human rights law that protects the principles of the internal single market -
✔✔The Directive under Article 1
