Viviane Reding, the European Union's commissioner for justice, said rules being finalised by the European parliament and EU countries would allow a single EU data regulator to fine companies on behalf of all national watchdogs.
"The one-stop-shop regulator could threaten a company which does not obey the rules with a fine of up to two percent of global turnover," Reding told journalists.
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