Gazette I No. 165/1999) came into effect on 1 January 2000. In implementation of the
privacy with respect to the processing of personal data which entails the right to
information, rectification of incorrect data and removal of unlawfully processed data. It
regulates the pre-conditions for the lawful use and transfer of data, including
mandatory notification and registration obligations with the Data Protection
Commission. Furthermore, it provides for judicial remedy in case of breach of its
The Data Protection Act was amended in 2017 in particular as a result of the
adjustment to the EU Regulation no. 2016/679 for the protection of natural persons in
the processing of personal data, for free data traffic and rescission of the directive
article 1 states that the Commercial Registry consists of the general ledger and a
collection of documents. The Registry is used to record and disclose facts which are to
be entered under this Act or other legal regulations. It includes information such as
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which entities are intended to be registered in the general ledger, the collection of
documents, the notification requirements, the database of the commercial registry,
judicial administration measures, etc.
Central Civil Registry
The main legislation for the Central Civil Registry (ZPR) is the
Civil Status Act
of 2013,
section 2, article 43-45, which pleads the Central Civil Registry as a public registry. It
stated that the Civil Status Authorities may only use personal data when this is
necessary to fulfil the tasks assigned to them. Civil Status Authorities fulfilled tasks
entrusted to them. The Act also provided information regarding the use of the data
from the registry, queries, certificates, the structure of the Registry and the keeping
and exhibition of the documents.
Land Registry
The Land Registry´s main piece of legislation is the
General Land Registry Law
(GBG),
but the law does not provide a clear definition. The Land Registry is public and can,
therefore, be accessed and extracted copies from by anyone in the presence of an
official. The Law also states the types of registration, information regarding
certificates, the effect of registration, rectification of data, etc.
Central Registry of Vehicles
In the case of the Central Registry of Vehicles (KZR), the main law is the
Motor
Vehicles Act
(KFG, 1967), which is a very extensive law covering everything related to
motor vehicles.
Central Resident’s Registry
For the Central Residents’ Registry (ZMR), the most relevant pieces of legislations are
articles 16, 16a and 18 from the
Notification Act
(MeldeG) and articles 15 and 17 from
the
Registration Act Implementation
(MeldeV). The Notification Act places the Central
Registry as a public registry, says it is conducted as a joined information system and
states the details regarding the permissibility of using the data from the Central
Registry. The second act specifies the administrative charges.
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