# Aanwijzing van de functionaris voor gegevensbescherming 37(a) — AVG — provision context

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Part of **Aanwijzing van de functionaris voor gegevensbescherming** (AVG, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-37).

## Provision text

### 37(a)

de verwerking wordt verricht door een overheidsinstantie of overheidsorgaan, behalve in het geval van gerechten bij de uitoefening van hun rechterlijke taken;


## Topics on this provision

- **Public Authority** — https://overview.legal/topics/overheid
  Government bodies and their data processing activities
- **Public Sector** — https://overview.legal/topics/public-sector
  Processing by public authorities

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (‘‘LED’’) under Article 62 LED** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/53750
- **EDPB- EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2025 on the Proposal for a Regulation on simplification measures for SMEs and SMCs, in particular the record-keeping obligation under Art. 30(5) GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50980
- **EDPB Annual Report 2024** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50818

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