Republic of Moldova: general presentation

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Republic of Moldova general presentation

• Geographical position South-Eastern Europe
• Territory
• 33,8 thousand ??2 (situated between the Danube,
  Prut and Nistru rivers)
• Neighbours
• Romania (in the West) Ukraine (in the North,
  East and South)

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General legal framework in line with the
European principles of data protection

1. Government Decision on on the approval of the
   Requirements for the assurance of personal data
   security at their processing within the
   information systems of personal data
2. Law on Personal Data Protection no.133 from 08
   July 2011, entered into effect on April 14, 2012
3. Law Nr. 182-XVI of 10.07.2008 regarding the
   approval of the Statute, structure, staff-limit
   and financial arrangements of the National Center
   for Personal Data Protection
4. Law Nr. 208 of 21.10.2011 on amending and
   completing some legislative acts ( to come into
   force at 16.06.2012)

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Comparative analysis of sectorial
legislation covered

• 1. processing of personal data stored into the
  state information resources, including for police
  activity purposes
• 2. processing of personal data of minors in
  health-care institutions
• In most cases, the breach of law is related to
• un-lawful processing of special categories of
  personal data non-compliance with rules on
  confidentiality of privacy , stipulated in the
  Criminal Procedure Code un-lawful processing of
  personal data of employees the processing of
  personal data in the period of election
  campaigns the processing of personal data,
  stored in the Real Estate Registry

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Council of Europe framework and Moldova

• Moldova ratified the Convention for the
  protection of individuals with regard to
  automatic processing of personal data
  (Strasbourg, 28.01.1981 - ETS 108)
• On 1st January, 2012 the Additional Protocol to
  the Convention no 108 has entered into the effect
  

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Controls conducted in the
personal data processing field

• Controls performed
• 2009- 8
• 2010- 20
• 2011- 46
• Decision of suspending operations
• of personal data protection
• 2009 - 3
• 2010 - 7
• 2011 - 3

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Approval of bills with reference
to section aimed at the protection of
personal data

• Given the fact that the Centre is the
  public authority vested with control
  functions in the processing of personal data
  field, and in accordance with the provisions of
  Law on normative acts of the Government
  and of other central and local public
  administration authorities, Law on acts, and
  the Government Decision on the harmonization
  of Moldovan legislation with the EU law, in 2011
  was approved 36 Acts.

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Promoting data protection field nation-wide

• Do You know what happens with your personal
  data? the slogan of the advertising campaign of
  personal data protection, started on 02.04.2011
• National Conference entitled Public information
  - aspects of media co-operation with law
  enforcement bodies in the context of
  constitutional law, held under the aegis of the
  Constitutional Court
• National workshop Personal data protection in
  the Republic of Moldova, with 40 guests,
  including representatives of governmental
  institutions, NGOs, private sector, etc.

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International Co-operation

• - The Republic of Moldovas European course, in
  the context of the developing of democratic
  reforms, especially the implementation of
  National Programme for the implementation of
  the Action Plan the European Union - Republic of
  Moldova on visa liberalization, has prompted
  considerable the Center's international activity.
• - Center annually receives assistance and
  expertise offered by foreign authorities to
  harmonize national legislation with European
  standards but also in taking over the best
  practices in the personal data protection
  field. Is to be mentioned that during the
  study visits offered by TAIEX have been
  established co-operation relations and direct
  contacts.

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MIAPAC Project-EU support to the Government of
Moldova

• December 13, 2011 the new co-operation
  project European Union- Republic of Moldova
  Support to the Government of the Republic of
  Moldova in the field of anti-corruption, reform
  of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including
  the police and personal data protection
  (MIAPAC).
• Beneficiary Institutions
• 1. National Center for Personal Data
  Protection
• 2. Ministry of Internal Affairs
• 3. Centre for Combating Economic Crimes
  and Corruption
• Implementing project team
• Association of International
  Co-operation of Germany GIZ GmbH
• KPMG Romania
• representatives of other national and
  international data protection
• authorities (Germany, Hungary, Estonia)

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Dialogue on visa liberalization with EU

• Second Progress Report, issued on
  February 9, 2012 by the EC, stated the
  following
• Very good progress has been made towards
  consolidation of the legislative and
  institutional framework on data protection. ()
  Further efforts are ongoing in order to
  consolidate the legal framework fully by
  aligning other legislation and Government
  decrees with the new Law on Data
  Protection (). The National Centre for Personal
  Data Protection (data protection supervisory
  authority) began its operations in mid-2009 on
  the basis of the Law on Data Protection of 2007.
  The Centre is an institution under
  Parliament and is impartial and independent
  from any other governmental or administrative
  bodies.

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THANK YOU !

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