European privacy watchdogs back easing record-keeping rules for smaller firms

European privacy watchdogs back easing record-keeping rules for smaller firms

The Commission intends to exempt organisations with less than 500 employees from record-keeping under the GDPR.

Simplification of record-keeping obligation: EDPB and EDPS adopt letter to EU Commission • EFDPO - European Federation of Data Protection Officers

Brussels, 08 May – The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have adopted a letter, addressed to the European Commission, on the upcoming proposal on the simplification of record-keeping obligation under the GDPR, amounting to a targeted amendment of Art. 30(5) GDPR. The joint letter replies to the letter sent by the European Commission to the EDPB and the EDPS on 6 May 2025 where the Commission…