Press Release: European Commission welcomes European Parliament’s vote to accept directive on data protection rules for electronic communications sector

The European Parliament voted on 30 May 2002 to accept a compromise on the proposed Directive for the protection of personal data and privacy in the e-communications sector. The compromise was negotiated between the Spanish Presidency, the European Commission and the European Parliament during the past month. Now that the directive is agreed by the Parliament, it will be formally adopted within a few months and will be applied by the end of 2003.