Jusletter IT

GDPR on the Swiss Territory

Cooperation with European Authorities and Enforcement of Monetary Fines

  • Authors: Yaniv Benhamou / Emilie Jacot-Guillarmod
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Switzerland
  • Field of law: Data Protection
  • Citation: Yaniv Benhamou / Emilie Jacot-Guillarmod, GDPR on the Swiss Territory, in: Jusletter IT 24 May 2018
This article analyses the questions of enforcement in Switzerland in relation to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation 2016/679, applicable as of 25 May 2018), in particular cross-border cooperation between Swiss entities or the Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner and EU supervisory authorities, as well as the enforcement of monetary fines against Swiss entities, both in the EU and in Switzerland.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 1. Cooperation with European Authorities
  • 1.1. Direct Transmission of Information from the Swiss Company to the European Authorities
  • 1.2. Transmission of Information from the Swiss DPO to the European Authorities
  • 2. Enforcement of Monetary Fines
  • 2.1. Enforcement in the EU
  • (A) Enforcement against a Representative in the EU?
  • (B) Shared Liability between several Entities (e.g. Joint Controllers, or Controllers-Processors)?
  • 2.2. Enforcement in Switzerland
  • (A) Introduction
  • (B) Legal Nature of Decisions Based on GDPR
  • (C) Administrative Assistance
  • (D) International Assistance in Criminal Matters
  • (E) International Private Law
  • 3. Conclusion

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