Kick-off Meeting DPIA Test phase Directorate General for European Commission Brussels, 05/03/2015
Content Welcome and Introduction Upcoming Data Protection Reform Commission Recommendation Test Phase of the DPIA Template Real Case example Discussion Follow-up steps
WELCOME TO THE KICK-OFF MEETING 3
SG related EU legislation & policy documents Electricity Directive 2009/72/EC Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EC Infrastructure Regulation (EU) 347/2013 Electro-mobility Alternative Fuels Directive AFID; COM(2013)18 Recommendation 2012/148/EU on smart metering roll-out Recommendation 2014/724/EU Data Protection Impact Assessment COM(2011)202 on Smart Grids COM(2012)663 on the Internal Market COM (2013)7243 on IEM and public intervention SWD(2013)442 on Demand Side Flexibility COM(2014) 356 Smart Metering & accompanying SWDs REGIO Training on EU Policy 23.10.2014 ENER Smart Grids European Commission 2014 4
What is SGTF? Smart Grids Task Force Florence Forum London Forum European Commission High Level Steering Committee Regulators TSOs DSOs Consumer Technology Supply Ad-hoc expert working groups
European Smart Grids Task Force Standards and interoperability Data privacy, security and cyber-security Regulatory issues Industrial policy and infrastructure
Update on the upcoming DATA PROTECTION REFORM 7
General Data Protection Regulation The proposed Data Protection Regulation replacing Directive 95/46/EC would render Data Protection Impact Assessments mandatory under certain conditions, as a key instrument to enhance data controllers' accountability. In this respect, the DPIA Template for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems, albeit itself non-compulsory, will serve the purpose, as an evaluation and decision-making tool, of supporting data controllers in the smart grids sector to comply with a future legal obligation under the proposed Data Protection Regulation. 8
2014/724/EU COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 9
Commission Recommendation DPIA Template adopted on 10 October 2014 "Commission Recommendation of 10 October 2014 on Data Protection Impact Assessment Template for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems" 2014/724/EU http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/en/txt/pdf/?uri=oj:jol_2014_300_r_0013&qid=1413790118102&from=en
Scope of the Recommendation The DPIA Template is an evaluation and decision-making tool which helps entities planning or executing investments in smart grids to identify and anticipate risks to data protection, privacy and security. The DPIA provides guidance to help ensure the fundamental rights to protection of personal data and to privacy in the deployment of smart grid applications and systems and smart metering roll-out. 11
DPIA Template TEST PHASE 12
Opinion 07/2013 of the Working Party 29.recommends the organisation of a test phase for the implementation of the Template, with the support of Data Protection Authorities. This test phase should contribute to ensure that the Template provides improved data protection to individuals in the context of the deployment of smart grids. 13
Test Phase Within two years of publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal of the European Union, Member States should provide the Commission with an assessment report highlighting the relevant conclusions stemming from the Test Phase. The EC intends to assess the need for revision of the DPIA Template based on the Test Phase reports provided by Member States Stakeholder event to exchange views on this assessment prior to undertaking a revision 14
Why a Test Phase? In light of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation Based on the feedback gathered in the test phase, the Template could be further fine-tuned to enhance its Efficiency of the template in assessing the impact of individual smart grid applications on data protection. Usefulness of the template in guiding data controllers in the conduct of the impact assessment according to the concrete circumstances of the application or system User-friendliness of the template from the data controller's perspective 15
INTERACTION OF THE STAKEHOLDERS 16
CONCEPT OF THE TEST PHASE 17
Contact: michaela.kollau@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/ markets-and-consumers/smart-grids-and-meters