In brief
On 17 April 2023, Argentina became the 23rd country to ratify Convention 108+, which aims to protect the privacy of individuals against possible abuses in the processing of their personal data.
For more information on the new features introduced by Convention 108+, please click here.
Argentina ratified Convention 108+ during the Privacy 2023 Symposium held in Venice between 17 and 21 April. During the opening ceremony, which included a program dedicated to Convention 108+, Director of the Access to Public Information Agency Beatriz de Anchorena deposited the ratification documents in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Bjørn Berge.
Argentina’s ratification helps bring it closer to the number of states required (i.e., 38) for Convention 108+ to enter into force on 11 October 2023.
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Author
Guillermo Cervio
Guillermo Cervio is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Buenos Aires office. With more than 30 years of experience, he is recognized as a foremost practitioner in his field. He founded the IT/C team in Argentina and was the coordinator of the LatAm IT/C team from 2008 to 2017. He is currently a member of the Steering Committee of Baker McKenzie LatAm’s IPTC team.
Guillermo has authored books and articles on legal matters. He has won awards for his book “Derecho de las Telecomunicaciones” (National Academy of Law - Mención de honor, 1998, and Austral University - premio tesina,1997) as well as for the paper he filed in the IX National Congress on Corporate Law (Tucumán, 2004). He has been a professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Austral University, Palermo University, Catholic University and CEMA. In 2003, he was awarded the Folsom fellowship grant by the Center for American and International Law in Dallas.
