# Independence 52(4) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Independence** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-52).

## Provision text

### 52(4)

Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority is provided with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and exercise of its powers, including those to be carried out in the context of mutual assistance, cooperation and participation in the Board.


## 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)

- **Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51474
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 January 2025.#Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v F R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(f) and Article 57(4) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Concepts of a ‘request’ and ‘excessive requests’ – Charging of a reasonable fee or refusal to act on requests in the e** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132153
- **Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications** ¶18 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51474
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 January 2025.#Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v F R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(f) and Article 57(4) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Concepts of a ‘request’ and ‘excessive requests’ – Charging of a reasonable fee or refusal to act on requests in the e** ¶51 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132153

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