On March 9, 2017, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA), issued a favorable opinion on a legislation that regulates the Banca Nazionale del DNA, the Italian DNA Bank. The legislation regulates the modalities of deletion of DNA profiles, the destruction of biological samples, the input and updating of the data necessary for determining the storage period of DNA profiles. The DNA data bank is important for the exchange of personal data between competent authorities of third countries and international organizations for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, the execution of criminal penalties, and the prevention of public security threats.
The Italian DPA approved the legislation but also referred to Directive (EU) 2016/680 to suggest specific safeguards for the protection of the relevant personal data.
The Italian DPA’s opinion, Parere su uno schema di decreto attuativo in tema di banca nazionale del DNA (doc. web n. 6163803), is available (in Italian) at http://www.garanteprivacy.it…
The Italian DNA Bank is set forth by the Decree dated May 12, 2017, published in the Official Gazette no. 137 dated June 15, 2017.
For more information on Italian privacy laws, contact Francesca Giannoni-Crystal and Federica Romanelli
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