Personal Data: New Rules for Electronic Communications

Law 46/2012, which transposes Directive 2009/136/EC and concerns the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, was published on 29 August 2012. This new law amends Law 41/2004 of 18 August and Decree-Law 7/2004 of 7 January and came into force on 30 August 2012, the day following its publication.