# Designation of the data protection officer 37(7) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (37(7)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-37#par-7
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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(7)

The controller or the processor shall publish the contact details of the data protection officer and communicate them to the supervisory authority.


## Topics on this provision

- **Processors** — https://overview.legal/topics/processors
  Entities that process data on behalf of controllers
- **Supervisory Authorities** — https://overview.legal/topics/supervisory-authorities
  National data protection authorities and their powers
- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities
- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Opinion 15/2025 on the draft decision of the Austrian Supervisory Authority (AT SA) regarding the certification criteria of BDO Consulting GmbH** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/51079
- **Recommendations 1/2025 on the 2027 WADA World Anti-Doping Code** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50498
- **Recommendations 1/2025 on the 2027 WADA World Anti-Doping Code** §56 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50498

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