Last updated: 19.06.2018!
On May 25, 2018, the GDPR becomes applicable. Many data controllers and data processors are already in the process of preparing for the GDPR. Although there is no need to transpose the GDPR into Member States' respective legislation, since it is directly applicable in all EU Member States, Member States still have to adjust their own data protection laws to the GDPR to make the application run smoothly from next spring (and to transpose Directive 2016/680/EU for the processing of criminal data).
There is considerable uncertainty as to the fact that, in many Member States, there is little indication of exactly how the law of the Member State concerned is compatible with the GDPR. The new, GDPR-compatible data protection law has been issued in Germany first and a bit later, in Austria. Legislation has already begun in other Member States, but in many it is still not known what we can we expect from the legislator. You can find a collection of national laws implementing the GDPR here.
Below we have gathered the status of the implementation process in the 28 Member States of the EU (the table also includes the Member States of the European Economic Area and Switzerland, which are also planning legislative steps with regard to the GDPR).