# Designation of the data protection officer 37(a) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (37(a)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-37#par-1-pnt-a
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Part of **Designation of the data protection officer** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-37).

## Provision text

### 37(a)

the processing is carried out by a public authority or body, except for courts acting in their judicial capacity;


## 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)

- **Guidelines 01/2023 on Article 37 Law Enforcement Directive** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125738
- **EDPB contribution to the 6th round of consultations on the draft Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Budapest Convention on Cybercrime** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126034
- **Statement 04/2021 on international agreements including transfers** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126036
- **Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (LED) under Article 62** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125973

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