# Position of the data protection officer 38(1) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Position of the data protection officer** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-38).

## Provision text

### 38(1)

The controller and the processor shall ensure that the data protection officer is involved, properly and in a timely manner, in all issues which relate to the protection of personal data.


## 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
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons
- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Recommendations 1/2025 on the 2027 WADA World Anti-Doping Code** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50498
- **Guidelines 01/2023 on Article 37 Law Enforcement Directive** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125738
- **EDPB Annual Report 2021** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125941
- **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
- **Recommendations 1/2025 on the 2027 WADA World Anti-Doping Code** §57 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50498

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