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the European Parliament, of the Council, and of other relevant bodies or
sources.
5. The Commission shall, if necessary, submit appropriate proposals to
amend this Regulation, in particular taking into account of developments
in information technology and in the light of the state of progress in the
information society.
Article 98
Review of other Union legal acts on data protection
The Commission shall, if appropriate, submit legislative proposals with a view
to amending other Union legal acts on the protection of personal data, in order
to ensure uniform and consistent protection of natural persons with regard to
processing. This shall in particular concern the rules relating to the protection of
natural persons with regard to processing by Union institutions, bodies, offices
and agencies and on the free movement of such data.
Article 99
Entry into force and application
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. It shall apply from 25 May 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 2016.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
J.A. HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT
(1) OJ C 229, 31.7.2012, p. 90.
(2) OJ C 391, 18.12.2012, p. 127.
(3) Position of the European Parliament of 12 March 2014 (not yet published in the
Official Journal) and position of the Council at first reading of 8 April 2016 (not yet
published in the Official Journal). Position of the European Parliament of 14 April
2016.
(4) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
(5) Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro,
small and medium-sized enterprises (C(2003) 1422) (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
(6) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement
of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).
(7) Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April
2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal