# Certification bodies 43(b) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (43(b)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-43#par-2-pnt-b
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Part of **Certification bodies** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-43).

## Provision text

### 43(b)

undertaken to respect the criteria referred to in Article 42(5) and approved by the supervisory authority which is competent pursuant to Article 55 or 56 or by the Board pursuant to Article 63;


## Topics on this provision

- **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)

- **Opinion 25/2021 on the draft decision of the competent supervisory authority of Lithuania regarding the approval of the requirements for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43.3 (GDPR)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126002
- **Guidelines 4/2018 on the accreditation of certification bodies under Article 43 of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126260
- **Opinion 25/2021 on the draft decision of the competent supervisory authority of Lithuania regarding the approval of the requirements for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43.3 (GDPR)** §14 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/126002

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