# Monitoring of approved codes of conduct 41(4) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Monitoring of approved codes of conduct** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-41).

## Provision text

### 41(4)

Without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority and the provisions of Chapter VIII, a body as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, subject to appropriate safeguards, take appropriate action in cases of infringement of the code by a controller or processor, including suspension or exclusion of the controller or processor concerned from the code. It shall inform the competent supervisory authority of such actions and the reasons for taking them.


## Topics on this provision

- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing
- **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

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38068
- **Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies under Regulation 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38051
- **DeFine is a calculator for GDPR fines based on method of the EDPB** (news) — https://overview.legal/posts/6310

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