# Urgency procedure 66(2) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Urgency procedure** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-66).

## Provision text

### 66(2)

Where a supervisory authority has taken a measure pursuant to paragraph 1 and considers that final measures need urgently be adopted, it may request an urgent opinion or an urgent binding decision from the Board, giving reasons for requesting such opinion or decision.


## 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)

- **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
- **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
- **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** ¶59 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132323
- **EDPB Article 97 GDPR application report: GDPR successful but improvements needed** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125790
- **EDPB Annual Report 2023** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125756
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2023 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125829
- **EDPB Annual Report 2021** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125941
- **Guidelines 02/2022 on the application of Article 60 GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38066
- **Guidelines 02/2022 on the application of Article 60 GDPR** §257 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/38066
- **Guidelines 02/2022 on the application of Article 60 GDPR** §260 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/38066
- **Guidelines 02/2022 on the application of Article 60 GDPR** §261 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/38066
- **Guidelines 02/2022 on the application of Article 60 GDPR** §262 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/38066

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