# Certification 42(4) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (42(4)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-42#par-4
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Part of **Certification** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-42).

## Provision text

### 42(4)

A certification pursuant to this Article does not reduce the responsibility of the controller or the processor for compliance with this Regulation and is without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the supervisory authorities which are competent pursuant to Article 55 or 56.


## Topics on this provision

- **Processors** — https://overview.legal/topics/processors
  Entities that process data on behalf of controllers
- **Certification** — https://overview.legal/topics/certification
  Data protection certification mechanisms
- **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)

- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 8 April 2014.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 95/46/EC — Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data — Article 28(1) — National supervisory authorities — Independence — National legislation prematurely bringing to an end the term served by the supervisory authority — Creation of a new supervisory authority and appointment of another per** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132371
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 8 April 2014.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 95/46/EC — Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data — Article 28(1) — National supervisory authorities — Independence — National legislation prematurely bringing to an end the term served by the supervisory authority — Creation of a new supervisory authority and appointment of another per** ¶56 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132371

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