Directive 95/46/EC
European Parliament and Council Directive 95/46/EC 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. This directive defines the overall concept of data protection in the Europe. Under this directive, individual personal data has to be collected openly and fairly with a clear explanation of the purpose for its collection.
Source:
[Directive 95/46/EC] 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, Official Journal of the European Communities L 281/31, 23/11/1995.
