GDPR Art. 68 EN
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European Data Protection Board

Supervisory Authorities Supervision Representatives Monitoring
In force — consolidated2016-05-04 · CELEX 02016R0679-20160504 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2016-05-04in force CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
  • 2016-04-27 CELEX 32016R0679
  1. 1.

    The European Data Protection Board (the ‘Board’) is hereby established as a body of the Union and shall have legal personality.

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  2. 2.

    The Board shall be represented by its Chair.

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  3. 3.

    The Board shall be composed of the head of one supervisory authority of each Member State and of the European Data Protection Supervisor, or their respective representatives.

    Supervisory Authorities Supervision 2
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    Where in a Member State more than one supervisory authority is responsible for monitoring the application of the provisions pursuant to this Regulation, a joint representative shall be appointed in accordance with that Member State's law.

    Representatives Monitoring Supervisory Authorities 4
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    The Commission shall have the right to participate in the activities and meetings of the Board without voting right. The Commission shall designate a representative. The Chair of the Board shall communicate to the Commission the activities of the Board.

    Representatives
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    In the cases referred to in Article 65, the European Data Protection Supervisor shall have voting rights only on decisions which concern principles and rules applicable to the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies which correspond in substance to those of this Regulation.

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68(1) 11 Case Law 1 Literature .md
Case Law 11
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21. CJEU - C-205/21 - Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti 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 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 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 January 2023.#Criminal proceedings against V.S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Article 4(1)(a) to (c) – Principles relating to processing of personal data – Purpose limitation – Data minimisation – Article 6(a) – Clear distinction between personal data of different categ ¶36 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 ¶24 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21. ¶50 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 January 2023.#Criminal proceedings against V.S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Article 4(1)(a) to (c) – Principles relating to processing of personal data – Purpose limitation – Data minimisation – Article 6(a) – Clear distinction between personal data of different categ +3 more
Literature 1
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Ten improvements for the upcoming tenth anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation
68(2) 3 Case Law .md
Case Law 3
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21. ¶82 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21. ¶11 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21.
68(3) 2 Case Law .md
Case Law 2
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 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
68(4) 4 Case Law .md
Case Law 4
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 January 2023.#Criminal proceedings against V.S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Article 4(1)(a) to (c) – Principles relating to processing of personal data – Purpose limitation – Data minimisation – Article 6(a) – Clear distinction between personal data of different categ CJEU - C-205/21 - Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti ¶50 Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 January 2023.#Criminal proceedings against V.S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Article 4(1)(a) to (c) – Principles relating to processing of personal data – Purpose limitation – Data minimisation – Article 6(a) – Clear distinction between personal data of different categ ¶50 CJEU - C-205/21 - Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti
68(6) 1 Guidance .md
Guidance 1
Guidelines 03/2021 on the application of Article 65(1)(a) GDPR