On January 5, 2010, the European Union's Article 29 Working Party published an opinion dated December 1, 2009 about Israli data protection laws.

The opinion states that Israeli data protection law largely provides an “adequate level of data protection” under the European Union Data Protection Directive 95/46. The European Commission analysed the applicable principles namely: 1. Purpose Limitation; 2. Data Quality and Proportionality; 3. and 4. Transparency; 5. The rights of access, rectification and opposition; and 6. Restrictions on onward transfers.

The opinion also addresses the following supplemental issues: 1. Sensitive data; 2. Direct marketing; and 3. Automated individual decision.

The Article 29 Working Group will now take this opinion into account when determining whether to issue an “adequacy decision” for Israel in the coming months.  Such a decision would provide that data transfers to Israel from the EU are adequately protected for purposes of compliance with the Directive.

If you would like to read the opinion, you can download it from here.

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