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Full GDPR incorporation with a closely-aligned national implementing act and an active, EDPB-integrated supervisory authority; no material derogations identified.
Sub-modules (5)
Regulator And AuthorityGreen
The DSS (Kirchstrasse 8, Vaduz) is the sole national supervisory authority, headed by Dr Marie-Louise Gächter, and is a full member of the EDPB with regard to GDPR matters (without voting rights).
Claims (5):
- The Datenschutzstelle (DSS), based in Vaduz, is Liechtenstein's national data protection supervisory authority responsible for GDPR enforcement.
- The supervisory authorities of the EFTA EEA States, including Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway, are EDPB members with regard to GDPR-related matters, without voting rights.
- The Datenschutzstelle (DSS) is Liechtenstein's national GDPR supervisory authority.
- Datenschutzstelle (DSS) — Liechtenstein's national data protection supervisory authority, based in Vaduz
- Datenschutzstelle (DSS) — The DSS, resident in Vaduz, is the national Data Protection Authority for Liechtenstein and enforces GDPR
Act And InstrumentsGreen
GDPR applies directly via EEA incorporation; the DSG and DSV are the domestic implementing instruments.
Claims (5):
- Liechtenstein implemented the GDPR through the Data Protection Act of 4 October 2018 (DSG) and the Data Protection Ordinance of 11 December 2018 (DSV), both effective 9 January 2019.
- The EEA Joint Committee adopted Decision No. 154/2018 incorporating the GDPR into the EEA Agreement, making the GDPR directly applicable in Liechtenstein.
- GDPR applies in Liechtenstein via EEA incorporation and the DSG.
- Datenschutzgesetz (DSG) — GDPR applies in Liechtenstein via EEA incorporation, enforced domestically through the DSG
- GDPR / DSG / DSV — GDPR became directly applicable in Liechtenstein via EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 154/2018; DSG (4 Oct 2018) and DSV (11 Dec 2018) implement it nationally, closely aligned with Germany's BDSG
Material ScopeGreen
The DSG tracks GDPR material scope with no major derogations, covering legal bases, data subject rights, and transfer rules.
Claims (1):
- The DSG does not contain major derogations from the GDPR and details legal bases for processing, data subject rights, and requirements for data transfers, and is closely aligned with the German BDSG.
Territorial ScopeGreen
GDPR Article 3 territorial scope applies as incorporated into the EEA Agreement; no LI-specific narrowing was identified in the sources reviewed.
Regulator Registration And FilingAmber
Consistent with the GDPR model, Liechtenstein does not operate a general prior-registration/notification regime for controllers; accountability is discharged through internal records (ROPA) rather than filings with the DSS.
Claims (1):
- Liechtenstein's GDPR-aligned regime relies on internal accountability documentation (e.g., records of processing) rather than a general prior-notification/registration duty to the DSS.
Sources and claims (12)
- Confirmed Datenschutzstelle / EDPB — The Datenschutzstelle (DSS), based in Vaduz, is Liechtenstein's national data protection supervisory authority responsible for GDPR enforcement. observed
- Confirmed EDPB — The supervisory authorities of the EFTA EEA States, including Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway, are EDPB members with regard to GDPR-related matters, without voting rights. observed
- Confirmed DataGuidance — Liechtenstein implemented the GDPR through the Data Protection Act of 4 October 2018 (DSG) and the Data Protection Ordinance of 11 December 2018 (DSV), both effective 9 January 2019. observed
- Confirmed DataGuidance — The EEA Joint Committee adopted Decision No. 154/2018 incorporating the GDPR into the EEA Agreement, making the GDPR directly applicable in Liechtenstein. observed
- Confirmed DataGuidance — The DSG does not contain major derogations from the GDPR and details legal bases for processing, data subject rights, and requirements for data transfers, and is closely aligned with the German BDSG. observed
- Probable DataGuidance — Liechtenstein's GDPR-aligned regime relies on internal accountability documentation (e.g., records of processing) rather than a general prior-notification/registration duty to the DSS. observed
- Probable https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/liechtenstein/ — The Datenschutzstelle (DSS) is Liechtenstein's national GDPR supervisory authority.
- Probable https://globallawexperts.com/data-protection-crypto-liechtenstein/ — GDPR applies in Liechtenstein via EEA incorporation and the DSG.
- Confirmed Datenschutzstelle Liechtenstein — Datenschutzstelle (DSS) — Liechtenstein's national data protection supervisory authority, based in Vaduz observed
- Probable Global Law Experts — Datenschutzgesetz (DSG) — GDPR applies in Liechtenstein via EEA incorporation, enforced domestically through the DSG observed
- Probable GDPRhub - Datenschutzstelle (Liechtenstein) — Datenschutzstelle (DSS) — The DSS, resident in Vaduz, is the national Data Protection Authority for Liechtenstein and enforces GDPR observed
- Confirmed Datenschutzgesetz (DSG) - official English translation — GDPR / DSG / DSV — GDPR became directly applicable in Liechtenstein via EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 154/2018; DSG (4 Oct 2018) and DSV (11 Dec 2018) implement it nationally, closely aligned with Germany's BDSG observed