New Spanish Data Protection Law in 2017?

The Head of the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) recently announced in the VI IAB Congress that a draft bill to reform the current Spanish Data Protection Act (LOPD) will be submitted in February.

The initiative aims to bring the Spanish data protection regime up to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

It is anticipated that the new law will cover most of the GDPR derogations and provide a conservative interpretation of GDPR, where possible, in line with the current application of the LOPD and case law.