# Opinion of the Board 64(2) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (64(2)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-64#par-2
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Part of **Opinion of the Board** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-64).

## Provision text

### 64(2)

Any supervisory authority, the Chair of the Board or the Commission may request that any matter of general application or producing effects in more than one Member State be examined by the Board with a view to obtaining an opinion, in particular where a competent supervisory authority does not comply with the obligations for mutual assistance in accordance with Article 61 or for joint operations in accordance with Article 62.


## 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)

- **Meta Platforms v noyb** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51484
- **Order of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 April 2025.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – Liability – Damage – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132144
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 June 2021.#Facebook Ireland Ltd and Others v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 47 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Cross-border processing of personal data – ‘One-stop shop’ mechanism – Sincere and effecti** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132323
- **Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51470
- **Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 26 April 2023.#Single Resolution Board v European Data Protection Supervisor.#Protection of personal data – Procedure for granting compensation to shareholders and creditors following the resolution of a bank – Decision of the EDPS in which it found that the SRB failed to fulfil its obligations concerning the processing of personal data – Article 15(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Concept of personal data – Article 3(1)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132290
- **Meta Platforms v noyb** ¶21 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51484
- **Order of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 April 2025.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – Liability – Damage – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T** ¶29 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132144
- **Order of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 April 2025.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – Liability – Damage – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T** ¶18 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132144
- **Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 26 April 2023.#Single Resolution Board v European Data Protection Supervisor.#Protection of personal data – Procedure for granting compensation to shareholders and creditors following the resolution of a bank – Decision of the EDPS in which it found that the SRB failed to fulfil its obligations concerning the processing of personal data – Article 15(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Concept of personal data – Article 3(1)** ¶47 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132290
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 June 2021.#Facebook Ireland Ltd and Others v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 47 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Cross-border processing of personal data – ‘One-stop shop’ mechanism – Sincere and effecti** ¶15 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132323
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 June 2021.#Facebook Ireland Ltd and Others v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 47 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Cross-border processing of personal data – ‘One-stop shop’ mechanism – Sincere and effecti** ¶71 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132323
- **HvJ EU: Privacy Shield ongeldig verklaard (Schrems II)** ¶20 (case-law, Hof van Justitie EU) — https://overview.legal/posts/1

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