Regulations and Administrative Orders

Multinational

European Parliament

• European Parliament. Resolution on the Transfer of Personal Data by Airlines in the Case of Transatlantic Flights. Provisional Edition, Issued March 13, 2003.

OECD

• Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Group of Experts on Information Security and Privacy. Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of Privacy on Global Networks, August 1998. Please note that this document downloads to your computer.
• Declaration on Transborder Data Flows, Adopted by the Governments of OECD Member countries on April 11, 1985.

United Nations

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights. Adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on November 11, 1997.

National

Australia

• Federal Privacy Commissioner . Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Privacy Commissioner and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Canberra: PC, March 12, 2002.
• Statutory Guidelines on Research issued for the purposes of Health Privacy Principles 1.1(e)(iii) & 2.2(g)(iii). Issued by the Office of the Health Records Commissioner of Victoria. Melbourne, VIC: HRC, February 2002.
• Statutory Guidelines on Transfer or Closure of the Practice or Business of a Health Service Provider issued for the purposes of Health Privacy Principle 10.2. Issues by the Office of the Health Records Commissioner of Victoria. Melbourne, VIC: HRC, February 2002.

Canada

• CRTC Seeks Public Input on Telemarketing Rules(Public Notice CRTC 2001-34). Issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, March 5, 2001. Also of interest are the two responses of the Canadian Marketing Association of April 24, 2001 and June 7, 2001.
• Comments of Action Réseau Consommateur/the Consumers’ Association of Canada on CRTC Public Notice 2001-34: Telemarketing Rules. Ottawa: Public Interest Action Centre, December 21, 2001.
• Comments of Action Réseau Consommateur/the Consumers’ Association of Canada Re: Public Notice CRTC 2001-60: Confidentiality Provisions of Canadian Carriers (Sharing of customer data with affiliates). Ottawa: PIAC, December 5, 2001.
• Comments of Action Réseau Consommateur/the Consumers’ Association of Canada Re: Public Notice CRTC 2001-60: Confidentiality Provisions of Canadian Carriers. Ottawa: PIAC, December 19, 2001.

Ireland

• The Data Protection (Registration) Regulations, 2001 . Issued by the Data Protection Commissioner, January 9, 2001.
• European Communities (Data Protection) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 626 of 2001). Issued by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Dublin: DPC, December 20, 2001.
• Data Protection Commissioner. European Communities (Data Protection) Regulations, 2001: A Summary of the New Data Protection Rules. Dublin: DPC, December 20, 2001.

United States

2003

• Electronic Privacy Information Center. Comments in the Matter of Privacy Act Notice Concerning Aviation Security Screening Records. Before the Department of Transportation. Washington DC: EPIC, February 14, 2003.
• Telemarketing Sales Rule; Final Rule (16 CFR 310). Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, January 29, 2003.

2002

• The Attorneys General of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection. Comment to the US Department of the Treasury Regarding Information Sharing Practices Among Financial Institutions and Their Affiliates. Washington DC: NAAG, [May 2, 2002].
• Copyright Office. Initial Comments: Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License. Washington DC: CO, April 26, 2002.
• Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Proposed Rule Modification (45 CFR parts 160 and 164). Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, March 27, 2002.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, KPFA and KFCF. EFF, EPIC, KPFA & KFCF Joint Comments to US Copyright Office on Internet Radio Privacy & Competition. Before the Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Washington DC: EFF, April 5, 2002.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. Comment in the Matter of Telemarketing Rulemaking — FTC File No. R411001. Washington DC: EPIC, April 10, 2002.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, US PIRG and Consumers Union. Comments in the Matter of Financial Services Modernization Act: Study on Information-sharing Practices Among Financial Institutions and Their Affiliates. Washington DC: EPIC, May 1, 2002.
• Final Rule Amendment Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (16 CFR 312) Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, April 17, 2002.
• Notice and Request for Comments: Public Comment for Study on Information Sharing Practices Among Financial Institutions and Their Affiliates (67 FR 32). Issued by the Department of the Treasury, February 15, 2002.
• Federal Trade Commission. The FTC’s Proposal to Create a National “Do Not Call” Registry. Washington DC: FTC, January 2002.
• Notice of Proposed New Privacy Act System of Records. Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, March 1, 2002.
• Telemarketing Sales Rule, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (16 CFR Part 310). Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, January 22, 2002.
• Draft General Order on Closed Circuit Television Cameras (Surveillance Cameras). Issued by the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington DC), April 4, 2002.

2001

• Petition for Rulemaking. Submitted by EPIC, et al to the Federal Trade Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, National Credit Union Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission. July 26, 2001.
• Memorandum of Understanding Among Certain Members of the International Marketing Supervision Network and Affiliated Agencies on Participation in the “EConsumer.Gov” Pilot Project. Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, April 24, 2001.
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the Rule to Permit Use of a Particular Method of Securing Verifiable Parent Consent Until April 4, 2004 (16 CFR Part 312). Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, October 26, 2001.
• Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information(16 CFR Part 314). Request for Comment issued by the Federal Trade Commission, July 30, 2001.

2000

• Encryption Export Regulation. Issued by the Bureau of Export Administration of the US Department of Commerce, January 14, 2000. Please note that the actual document is in PDF format.
• Final Privacy Rule (65 FR 82462). Issued by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services Pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). December 28, 2000.
• Implementation of the Privacy Act: Final Rule (regarding the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank). Regulations issued by the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, June 1, 2000.
• Regulation P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information. Draft for Comment issued by the Federal Reserve Board. February 2000. Note: The actual document is in PDF format.
• The Privacy of Consumer Financial Information: Final Rule Implementing Statutory Notice Requirements and Restrictions on the Disclosure of Nonpublic Consumer Information by Financial Institutions. Regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission, May 12, 2000. Please note that the actual document is in PDF format.
• Circular Letter No. 7 (2000): Privacy Safeguards - Protection of Nonpublic Personal Information. Issued by the Insurance Department of the State of New York. February 3, 2000.
• Executive Order 00-03 Public Records Privacy Protections. Issued by Governor Gary Locke of Washington, April 2000.
• National Credit Union Administration Change 5: Part 716 — Privacy of Consumer Financial Information. Issued by the National Credit Union Administration, September 2000. This is a PDF document. The part of interest is located in the middle of the document.
• Fair Credit Reporting Regulations; Proposed Rule. 73099. Issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. October 20, 2000. Please note that you will have to scroll down the page.
• Executive Order to Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information. Issued by the President, February 8, 2000.
• Executive Order to Protect the Privacy of Protected Health Information in Oversight Investigations. Order number 13181. Issued by the President, December 20, 2000.
• Final Rule: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information (17 CFR PART 248). Issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, June 29, 2000.

1999

• Medical Records Privacy Regulations. Department of Health and Human Services, October 1999.
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule. Regulations Issued by the Federal Trade Commission Pursuant to Section 1303(b) of the Children's Privacy Protection Act of 1998, October 20, 1999.
• "Privacy Policies on Federal Web Sites." Memorandum and Guidance Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, June 2, 1999.

1998

• Bank Secrecy Act, Regulations Issued by the US Treasury Department, January 1998.

1997

• Presidential Directive on Electronic Commerce, July 1997.

United Kingdom

• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2699: The Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice)(Interception of Communications). Regulations issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 sections 4(2) and 78(5), October 2, 2000.

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