# Designation of the data protection officer 37(5) — GDPR — provision context

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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(5)

The data protection officer shall be designated on the basis of professional qualities and, in particular, expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and the ability to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 39.


## Topics on this provision

- **Supervisory Authorities** — https://overview.legal/topics/supervisory-authorities
  National data protection authorities and their powers

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 February 2023.#X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG v FC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 38(3) – Data protection officer – Prohibition on dismissing data protection officer for performing his or her tasks – Requirement for functional independence – National legislation prohibiting** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132296
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 14 July 2021.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 279 TFEU – Application for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Independence of the Izba Dyscyplinarna (Disciplinary Chamber) of the Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court, Poland) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Disciplinary regime for judges – Examination of quest** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132321
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 21 April 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 163 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Application to cancel or vary an order for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Non-execution – Change in circumstances – Periodic penalty payment.#Case C-204/21 R-** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132291
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 27 October 2021.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 279 TFEU – Application for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Disciplinary regime for judges – Examination of questions of law concerning the lack of independence of judges – Periodic penalty payment.#Case C-204/21 R** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132320
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 27 October 2021.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 279 TFEU – Application for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Disciplinary regime for judges – Examination of questions of law concerning the lack of independence of judges – Periodic penalty payment.#Case C-204/21 R** ¶17 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132320
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 14 July 2021.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 279 TFEU – Application for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Independence of the Izba Dyscyplinarna (Disciplinary Chamber) of the Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court, Poland) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Disciplinary regime for judges – Examination of quest** ¶17 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132321
- **Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 February 2023.#X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG v FC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 38(3) – Data protection officer – Prohibition on dismissing data protection officer for performing his or her tasks – Requirement for functional independence – National legislation prohibiting** ¶32 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132296
- **Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 21 April 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Interim relief – Article 163 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Application to cancel or vary an order for interim measures – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection – Independence of judges – Non-execution – Change in circumstances – Periodic penalty payment.#Case C-204/21 R-** ¶17 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132291
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 02/2023 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125823

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