# Europrivacy: European Data Protection Seal (Art. 42 GDPR)

- Type: Tools
- Source: ECCP (Europrivacy)
- Date: 2026-11-11
- Original: https://www.europrivacy.com/
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/628505
- Topics: Certification, Controllers, Processors, Supervision, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

The first certification scheme the EDPB approved as a European Data Protection Seal (Opinion 28/2022, submitted by the Luxembourg DPA), extended in 2026 to organisations outside the EEA and, in a dedicated version, as a transfer tool. Certification is done by accredited bodies; the criteria are the scheme owner’s.

## Full text

The first certification scheme the EDPB approved as a European Data Protection Seal (Opinion 28/2022, submitted by the Luxembourg DPA), extended in 2026 to organisations outside the EEA and, in a dedicated version, as a transfer tool. Certification is done by accredited bodies; the criteria are the scheme owner’s.

When to use it: An organisation wants to demonstrate GDPR compliance of a processing with an approved certificate.
Provisions: GDPR Art. 42, GDPR Art. 46(2)(f).
Published by ECCP (Europrivacy) (sector or standards body), for EU.
For: controllers, processors, DPOs and privacy officers.
Paid; available in English, many languages.

Het eerste certificeringsschema dat de EDPB goedkeurde als Europees gegevensbeschermingskeurmerk (advies 28/2022, ingediend door de Luxemburgse toezichthouder), in 2026 uitgebreid naar organisaties buiten de EER en, in een aparte versie, als doorgifte-instrument. Certificering gebeurt door geaccrediteerde instellingen; de criteria zijn van de schema-eigenaar.

Wanneer gebruiken: Een organisatie wil de AVG-naleving van een verwerking aantonen met een goedgekeurd certificaat.

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