A hospital privacy board wants the short name and official citation style for the GDPR. Which identification is correct?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Short name, long citation—like calling a medicine by brand and by chemical ID. The GDPR’s formal label is Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The old Directive 95/46 is history for general EU DP, Regulation 2018/1725 is the EU institutions’ cousin, and Convention 108+ is Council of Europe treaty law, not the GDPR itself.
Full Explanation
The General Data Protection Regulation is formally Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Directive 95/46/EC was the prior general EU instrument and is not the current primary GDPR text. Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 addresses processing by Union institutions and bodies rather than serving as the Member-State private-sector GDPR citation. Convention 108/108+ remains important Council of Europe treaty material but is not the EU regulation abbreviated as GDPR.