# Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards 46(4) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (46(4)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-46#par-4
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Part of **Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-46).

## Provision text

### 46(4)

The supervisory authority shall apply the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 63 in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.


## 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)

- **Guidelines 01/2023 on Article 37 Law Enforcement Directive** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125738
- **Recommendations 1/2022 on the Application for Approval and on the elements and principles to be found in Controller Binding Corporate Rules (Art. 47 GDPR)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125849
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 04/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125917

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