# Certification bodies 43(8) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (43(8)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-43#par-8
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Part of **Certification bodies** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-43).

## Provision text

### 43(8)

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 92 for the purpose of specifying the requirements to be taken into account for the data protection certification mechanisms referred to in Article 42(1).


## Topics on this provision

- **Certification** — https://overview.legal/topics/certification
  Data protection certification mechanisms

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Guidelines 1/2018 on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38048
- **Contribution of the EDPB to the evaluation of the GDPR under Article 97** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126182

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