[1896] Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 2002, available at http://www.minbzk.nl/contents/pages/00012485/grondwet_UK_6-02.pdf.
[1897] Personal Data Protection Act 2000, unofficial translation available at http://www.cbpweb.nl/en/documenten/en_pdpa.htm.
[1898] Homepage http://www.cbpweb.nl.
[1899] College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens, Annual Report for the Year 2002, April 2003, English summary available at http://www.cbpweb.nl/en/documenten/en_jv_2002sum.htm.
[1900] Id.; e-mail from Anne-Marije Fontein, Senior International Officer, College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens, July 4, 2003 to Cédric Laurant, Policy Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) (on file with EPIC).
[1901] Art. 51(2) of the Personal Data Protection Act provides that the CBP has to be consulted about any proposed legislation or general administrative regulations which relates exclusively or to a significant extent to the processing of personal data.
[1902] E-mail from Anne-Marije Fontein, supra.
[1903] Id.
[1904] Homepage http://www.pet-pisa.nl.
[1905] Dutch Data Protection Authority, Working Well in Networks, April 2002, English summary available at http://www.cbpweb.nl/en/documenten/EN_av_21_Working_well_in_networks.htm.
[1906] E-mail from Anne-Marije Fontein, supra.
[1907] Decree on Regulated Exemption, May 7, 2001.
[1908] Dutch Police Registers Act 1990.
[1909] Dutch Medical Examinations Act 1997.
[1910] Dutch Medical Treatment Act 1997.
[1911] Dutch Social Security System Act 1997, Compulsory Identification Act.
[1912] Dutch Act on the Entering of Buildings and Houses 1994.
[1913] Dutch Act on the Stimulation of Labor by Minorities 1994.
[1914] See XS4ALL Spam web page at http://www.xs4all.nl/uk/news/overview/spam_e.html.
[1915] Art. 125m of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
[1916] See Ministry of Justice, Fact Sheet on the Special Investigation Powers Act, available at http://www.minjust.nl:8080/a_beleid/fact/specialpow.htm.
[1917] Telecommunications Act 1998.
[1918] http://www.xs4all.nl/uk/overxs4all/aftappen/aftappen.html.
[1919] See Opentap for critical material regarding the handover protocol http://www.opentap.org
[1920] Caroline Jacobs, "Dutch Cyber-Police Could Boost ISP Consolidation," December 2000, available at http://www.infowar.com/law/00/law_120700e_j.shtml.
[1921] "Dutch Internet Providers Cancel Deal with Law Enforcement on Voluntary Assistance in Criminal Investighttp://www.bof.nlations," Telepolis, July 20, 2000 http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/8412/1.html.
[1922] Tappen in Nederland, WODC, 1996
[1923] Parliamentary Investigations Commission Van Traa, 1996.
[1924] Website
[1925] Higher Court Den Bosch, July 30, 2002, LJN-number AE5920.
[1926] CBP, Onderzoek naar de waarborging van de vertrouwelijke communicatie van advocaten bij de interceptie van telecommunicatie, July 17, 2003, available at http://www.cbpweb.nl/documenten/rap_2003_beroepsgeheim_advocaten.htm.
[1927] Jelle van Buuren, "Dutch Law Enforcement Should Get Easier Access to Personal Data Stored by Companies," Telepolis, May 21, 2001.
[1928] Report of the Mevis Commission, May 2001, available at http://www.minjust.nl/c_actual/rapport/gegevens.pdf (in Dutch).
[1929] Ministry of Justice, Plan of Action for Combating Terrorism and Promoting Security, October 5, 2001, available at http://www.minjust.nl:8080/c_actual/persber/pb0775.htm.
[1930] Lower House, 2002-2003, 26581, No. 2.
[1931] Art. 125k of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
[1932] Intelligence and Security Services Act 2001.
[1933] The Big Brother Awards grant individuals, governmental entities or organizations awards for the most egregious privacy violations that they have been responsible for. The event is organized every year by Privacy International and affiliate non-governmental organizations around the world.
[1934] Dutch Big Brother Awards 2002 http://www.bigbrotherawards.nl/index.en.html.
[1935] Signed May 7, 1982; ratified May 28, 1993; entered into force September 1, 1993.
[1936] Signed November 23, 2001.