# Dispute resolution by the Board 65(2) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (65(2)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-65#par-2
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Part of **Dispute resolution by the Board** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-65).

## Provision text

### 65(2)

The decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted within one month from the referral of the subject-matter by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Board. That period may be extended by a further month on account of the complexity of the subject-matter. The decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reasoned and addressed to the lead supervisory authority and all the supervisory authorities concerned and binding on them.


## 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)

- **Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 December 2022.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Draft decision of the lead supervisory authority – Resolution of disputes between supervisory authorities by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Article 60(4) and Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Lack of individual concern.#Ca** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132302
- **CJEU - C-162/22 - Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125587
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2023.#A. G. v Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Telecommunications – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Scope – Article 15(1) – Data retained by providers of electronic communications services and made available to authorities in charge of criminal pro** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132283
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 February 2026.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Appeal – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 63 – Consistency mechanism – Article 65 – Dispute resolution by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Action for annulment – First paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Act open to challenge – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Condition that the** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132126
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 July 2025.#Lisa Ballmann v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Complaint against the controller of personal data of users of an online social network in the European Union – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision of the European Data Protection Board – Complainant’s request for access to the file prepared for the purposes of the binding decision – Refusal to grant access –** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132139
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 January 2025 (Extracts).#Data Protection Commission v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision instructing a lead supervisory authority to broaden the scope of its investigation and issue a new draft decision – Competence of the European Data Protection Board.#Joined Cases T-70/23, T-84/23 and T-111/23.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132152
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 February 2026.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Appeal – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 63 – Consistency mechanism – Article 65 – Dispute resolution by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Action for annulment – First paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Act open to challenge – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Condition that the** ¶25 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132126
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 February 2026.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Appeal – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 63 – Consistency mechanism – Article 65 – Dispute resolution by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Action for annulment – First paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Act open to challenge – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Condition that the** ¶63 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132126
- **Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 December 2022.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Draft decision of the lead supervisory authority – Resolution of disputes between supervisory authorities by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Article 60(4) and Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Lack of individual concern.#Ca** ¶7 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132302
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2023.#A. G. v Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Telecommunications – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Scope – Article 15(1) – Data retained by providers of electronic communications services and made available to authorities in charge of criminal pro** ¶29 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132283
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2023.#A. G. v Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Telecommunications – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Scope – Article 15(1) – Data retained by providers of electronic communications services and made available to authorities in charge of criminal pro** ¶6 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132283
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 January 2025 (Extracts).#Data Protection Commission v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision instructing a lead supervisory authority to broaden the scope of its investigation and issue a new draft decision – Competence of the European Data Protection Board.#Joined Cases T-70/23, T-84/23 and T-111/23.** ¶70 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132152

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