- The VDSZ regulates the certification of procedures and products for the processing of personal data by accredited bodies.
- The ordinance now makes general reference to the internationally authoritative ISO requirements applicable to Switzerland rather than to specific editions.
- The amendment to the referral regulation came into force on November 1, 2016.
The Federal Council has adopted the Ordinance on Data Protection Certifications (VDSZ; the Federal Office of Justice has Explanations published, and several Guidelines of the FDPIC) updated. The VDSZ provides that procedures and products for processing personal data can be certified by accredited certification bodies. For the certification and to determine the qualification of the responsible personnel, the regulation refers to ISO standards in the version of a certain year. Now, the VDSZ no longer refers to a specific edition of the regularly changing ISO standards, but generally to the internationally authoritative requirements applicable to Switzerland. This change came into force on November 1, 2016.