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Deadlines to finalize EU GDPR procedural rules to be agreed today

By Sara Brandstätter ( May 21, 2025, 10:00 GMT | Insight) -- Tech companies — ranging from US giants such as Meta, Google and Microsoft to European startups — should see the final agreement on the GDPR procedural regulation this evening. The procedural deadlines, as well as remedies for complainants, are some of the last issues still to be agreed on by the European Parliament and the bloc’s governments at a political level, MLex understands. But while lawmakers are close to finishing the deal, civil society is voicing its criticism once again. The new law should take effect in late 2026 or early 2027, MLex has learned.Tech companies — from US giants such as Meta Platforms, Google and Microsoft to European startups — should see the final agreement on the GDPR procedural regulation this evening....

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