Safe Harbour No Longer Safe: Israeli DPA Response

On 20th October, we reported the decision of the European Court of Justice decision that the existence of the “safe harbour” agreements operated by the US Federal Trade Commission were no longer grounds for validating the transfer of Mr Schrem’s data from Facebook Ireland to Facebook in the US. That decision was published on 7th October. Be aware that on …

Is a public authority an “economic operator” for the purposes of the EU public procurement rules?

(Case C-203/14: Consorci Sanitari del Maresme v Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva) was a case referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by the Spanish authorities. The question they wanted answered was whether a public authority such as a local council could be considered as an “economic operator” for the purposes of the Public Sector Directive …