Highlights - Free flow of non-personal data: plenary vote - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Parliament voted on the proposal on free flow of non-personal data in the EU, during its plenary sitting of 04.10.18. New rules aimed at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the EU for companies and public authorities were adopted by MEPs with 520 votes in favour, 81 against and 6 abstentions. The new law is due to be approved by the EU Council of Ministers on 6 November. It will apply 6 months after its publication in the EU Official Journal.