# Mutual assistance 61(7) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (61(7)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61#par-7
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Part of **Mutual assistance** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61).

## Provision text

### 61(7)

Requested supervisory authorities shall not charge a fee for any action taken by them pursuant to a request for mutual assistance. Supervisory authorities may agree on rules to indemnify each other for specific expenditure arising from the provision of mutual assistance in exceptional circumstances.


## Topics on this provision

- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 April 2024.#Criminal proceedings against Unknown individuals.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice delle indagini preliminari presso il Tribunale di Bolzano.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Confidentiality of communications – Providers of electronic communications services – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 15(1) – Articles 7, 8, 11 and Article 52(1) of the Charter of** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132260
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 April 2024.#Criminal proceedings against Unknown individuals.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice delle indagini preliminari presso il Tribunale di Bolzano.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Confidentiality of communications – Providers of electronic communications services – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 15(1) – Articles 7, 8, 11 and Article 52(1) of the Charter of** ¶12 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132260

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