MARCH, 2019

Dear Reader,

Welcome to our first 2019 newsletter. Highlights include updates from the Data Protection Authorities in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the first-ever data protection law in Belarus.

Our partners Žilvinas Kvietkus and Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa will be attending the INTA Annual Meeting in Boston May 18-22. Please write to news@cobalt.legal to set up a meeting there.

Finally, we are soon launching a regular GDPR update for our Latvian readers. Please subscribe here.

With Regards,
COBALT Law Offices

European Union >>

• Employers Must Maintain Data Processing Registries

Estonia >>

• Estonian Law Implementing the GDPR is Adopted
• New Trade Secrets Law in Estonia
• Substantial Amendments to Trademark Law in Estonia

Latvia >>

• Updates from the Latvian Data Protection Authority
• New Rules on Retention Terms for Documents

Lithuania >>

• Increased Penalties for Advertising Violations Proposed
• GDPR Inspections Planned for 2019
• Amendments to the Lithuanian Law on Trademarks

Belarus >>

• 1^st Cryptocurrency Stock Exchange
• Law on Personal Data Protection Expected