# Toezichthoudende autoriteit — AVG — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-51 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Toezichthoudende autoriteit — Toezichthoudende autoriteit *AVG, gdpr-art-51-nl — https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-51* 1. Elke lidstaat bepaalt dat één of meer onafhankelijke overheidsinstanties verantwoordelijk zijn voor het toezicht op de toepassing van deze verordening, teneinde de grondrechten en fundamentele vrijheden van natuurlijke personen in verband met de verwerking van hun persoonsgegevens te beschermen en het vrije verkeer van persoonsgegevens binnen de Unie te vergemakkelijken („toezichthoudende autoriteit”). 2. Elke toezichthoudende autoriteit draagt bij tot de consequente toepassing van deze verordening in de hele Unie. Daartoe werken de toezichthoudende autoriteiten onderling en met de Commissie samen overeenkomstig hoofdstuk VII. 3. Wanneer er in een lidstaat meer dan één toezichthoudende autoriteit is gevestigd, wijst die lidstaat de toezichthoudende autoriteit aan die die autoriteiten in het Comité moet vertegenwoordigen en stelt hij de procedure vast om ervoor te zorgen dat de andere autoriteiten de regels in verband met het in artikel 63 bedoelde coherentiemechanisme naleven. 4. Elke lidstaat stelt de Commissie uiterlijk op 25 mei 2018 in kennis van de wettelijke bepalingen die hij overeenkomstig dit hoofdstuk vaststelt, alsmede, onverwijld, van alle latere wijzigingen daarvan. ## Enforcement 3 decision(s) on record cite Article 51, totalling approximately €2,000 in fines (median €2,000). Top fines: - **HDPA (Greece) 33/2020 — Employee's access and erasure claims against the American College** (Greece, €2,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/158444 ## Guidance ### Template for Cross-Regulatory Cooperation Agreements *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125669* 1 | Adopted Template for Cross-Regulatory Cooperation Agreements Adopted by the EDPB on July 7 th 2026 2 | Adopted Explanatory note Cross-regulatory cooperation between data protection supervisory authorities (DPAs) and other national and EU competent authorities has become increasingly important as legal and practical challenges emerge at the intersection of different regulatory fields. 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