# Independence 52(5) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (52(5)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-52#par-5
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Part of **Independence** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-52).

## Provision text

### 52(5)

Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority chooses and has its own staff which shall be subject to the exclusive direction of the member or members of the supervisory authority concerned.


## 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)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 03/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125922
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 03/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space** §116 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/125922

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