NETHERLANDS LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Friederike Henke, Ingrid Cools, Philip ter Burg, IJsbrand Uljée, Suzan van de Kam and Epke Spijkerman, BUREN
9. Looking Forward 9.1 Upcoming Legal Reforms
supervisory authority, as referred to in Article 51 (1) of the GDPR. The Authority is charged with supervising the processing of personal data in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and the law. The functions of the Dutch Data Protection Authority include: • providing guidance to individuals and organi - sations in the form of information and advice; • supporting organisations by offering practical tools; • reviewing requests for prior consultations and licence applications for processing data relat - ing to criminal convictions and offences; and • promoting the creation of codes of conduct. It has the power to investigate violations, to issue orders to stop violations and to impose fines of up to EUR20 million or 4% of the world - wide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
No information has been provided in this juris - diction with respect to upcoming legal reforms concerning doing business in the Netherlands.
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