# Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority 54(1) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (54(1)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-54#par-1
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Part of **Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-54).

## Provision text

### 54(1)

Each Member State shall provide by law for all of the following:

a) the establishment of each supervisory authority;
b) the qualifications and eligibility conditions required to be appointed as member of each supervisory authority;
c) the rules and procedures for the appointment of the member or members of each supervisory authority;
d) the duration of the term of the member or members of each supervisory authority of no less than four years, except for the first appointment after 24 May 2016, part of which may take place for a shorter period where that is necessary to protect the independence of the supervisory authority by means of a staggered appointment procedure;
e) whether and, if so, for how many terms the member or members of each supervisory authority is eligible for reappointment;
f) the conditions governing the obligations of the member or members and staff of each supervisory authority, prohibitions on actions, occupations and benefits incompatible therewith during and after the term of office and rules governing the cessation of employment.

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51482
- **Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt** ¶14 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51482
- **Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt** ¶15 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51482
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 April 2025.#Inspektorat kam Visshia sadeben savet.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski rayonen sad.#References for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Judicial independence – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by Union law – Judicial body competent to propose the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against judges, public prosecutors and investigating magistrates, with a view t** ¶23 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132143
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 5/2021 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126016
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 5/2021 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)** §64 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/126016

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