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Bulgaria Risks Going to Court for Failing to Fully Transpose EU Cybercrime Directive

Brussels, December 8 (BTA) - The European Commission said Thursday that it has addressed reasoned opinions to Belgium, Bulgaria and Ireland concerning the non-communication of national measures taken to transpose the EU cybercrime directive into national law.

The Directive, adopted in August 2013, was due to be transposed by the Member States by September 4, 2015.

The Directive on Attacks against information systems criminalizes the use of tools used in cyberattacks, such as malicious software, strengthens the framework for information exchange when attacks happen and provides a common European criminal law framework in this area.

The Commission considers that the measures notified by Belgium, Bulgaria and Ireland are still not fully transposing all the provisions of the Directive into their national legislation.

Belgium, Bulgaria and Ireland now have two months to notify the Commission of all measures taken to ensure full implementation of the Directive. Otherwise, the Commission may refer these cases to the Court of Justice of the EU.