# Tasks of the Board 70(o) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (70(o)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-70#par-1-pnt-o
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Part of **Tasks of the Board** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-70).

## Provision text

### 70(o)

carry out the accreditation of certification bodies and its periodic review pursuant to Article 43 and maintain a public register of accredited bodies pursuant to Article 43(6) and of the accredited controllers or processors established in third countries pursuant to Article 42(7);


## Topics on this provision

- **Certification** — https://overview.legal/topics/certification
  Data protection certification mechanisms
- **International Transfer** — https://overview.legal/topics/internationale-doorgifte
  Transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Opinion 27/2024 on the Brand Compliance criteria of certification regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 (GDPR)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125702
- **Contribution of the EDPB to the evaluation of the GDPR under Article 97** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126182
- **Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125681
- **Guidelines 1/2018 on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38048
- **Opinion 19/2024 on the EuroPrise criteria of certification regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 (GDPR)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125722
- **Opinion 28/2022 on the Europrivacy criteria of certification regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 (GDPR)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125889
- **Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR** §53 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/125681

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