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Official guidance documents, best practices, and recommendations

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Opinion 14/2026 Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Opinion ·EDPB Certification Accountability Right to Restriction Apr 16, 2026
EDPB Annual Report 2025 Clarity in action: Supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue Annual Report 2025 Foreword 3 Highlights 4 1. The EDPB Secretariat 6 1.1 Mission And Activities 8 2.… AI Information Duties DPIA Right of Access Procedures Apr 9, 2026
EDPB Work Programme 2026-2027 EDPB Work Programme 2026–2027 Adopted on 11 February 2026 EDPB Work Programme 2026-2027 2 The European Data Protection Board The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an… Mutual Assistance Between Member States for AI Oversight Fines Certification Feb 12, 2026
Opinion 34/2025 C.E.C.L certification criteria Greek SA ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Supervision Accountability Dec 2, 2025
Opinion 27/2025 Opinion 27/2025 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/680 on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom Opinion ·EDPB Monitoring International Transfer Privacy Shield Oct 16, 2025
Joint Guidelines on the Interplay between the Digital Markets Act and the General Data Protection Regulation Executive summary The Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) pursue different purposes and objectives and have different scopes. While the… EDPB Direct Marketing Social Media Data Portability Oct 13, 2025
Opinion 15/2025 certification criteria of BDO Consulting GmbH Austrian SA (AT SA) ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Codes of Conduct Accountability Jul 14, 2025
Opinion 16/2025 Opinion 16/2025 regarding the draft decision of the German North Rhine Westphalia Supervisory Authority regarding Trusted Site Data Privacy (TÜV IT) certification criteria Opinion ·EDPB Certification Supervisory Authorities Controllers Jul 14, 2025
Guidelines 02/2024 Article 48 GDPR Article 48 GDPR provides that: ' Any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring a controller or processor to… Guidelines ·EDPB Controllers Processors International Transfer Jun 5, 2025
Guidelines 02/2024 Article 48 GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB Controllers Processors International Transfer Jun 5, 2025
Opinion 07/2025 Opinion 07/2025 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the adequate protection of personal data by the European Patent Organisation EDPB, Opinion 07/2025 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the adequate protection of personal data by the… Opinion ·EDPB Personal Data Supervision Public Authority May 6, 2025
Opinion 3/2025 “Lexing GDPR certification criteria” EDPB, Opinion 3/2025 on the draft decision of the French Supervisory Authority (FR SA) regarding the “Lexing GDPR certification criteria”, 2025. French SA (FR SA) ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Accountability Supervisory Authorities Apr 14, 2025
Report on the use of SPE external experts in 2024 European Data Protection Board, Report on the use of SPE external experts in 2024, 2025. EDPB AI Enforcement Actions Supervision Cloud Computing Mar 18, 2025
Statement 2/2025 implementation of the PNR Directive in light of CJEU Judgment C-817/19 Statement Personal Data Retention Period Storage Limitation Mar 14, 2025
Recommendations 1/2025 2027 WADA World Anti-Doping Code Recommendations ·EDPB Social Media Privacy Shield Criminal Data Feb 13, 2025
Statement 1/2025 Age Assurance Statement ·EDPB Minors Personal Data Child Consent Feb 12, 2025
Coordinated Enforcement Action, implementation of the right of access by controllers EDPB 20 jan 2025, Coordinated Enforcement Action, implementation of the right of access by controllers. EDPB Supervision Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Jan 20, 2025
Position paper on Interplay between data protection and competition law EDPB Supervision Personal Data Accountability Jan 17, 2025
Opinion 26/2024 “Catalogue of Criteria for the Certification of IT-supported processing of Personal Data pursuant to art 42 GDPR (‘GDPR – information privacy standard’)” presented DE Bremen SA ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Supervisory Authorities Controllers Dec 2, 2024
Statement 5/2024 Recommendations of the High-Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement Statement ·EDPB Material scope (GDPR) Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Privacy by Default Nov 4, 2024
EDPB Work Programme 2024-2025 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent European body established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EDPB has the following main tasks: 1.… Supervision Certification Mutual Assistance Between Member States for AI Oversight Oct 9, 2024
Statement 4/2024 recent legislative developments on the Draft Regulation laying down additional procedural rules for the enforcement of the GDPR Statement ·EDPB Supervision Right of Access Procedures Supervisory Authorities Oct 9, 2024
Opinion 22/2024 certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub-processor(s) A dopted 1 Opinion 22/2024 on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub - processor(s) Adopted on 7 October 2024 Adopted 2 Executive summary The… Opinion ·EDPB Processors Controllers Accountability Oct 9, 2024
Statement 2/2024 financial data access and payments package Statement ·EDPB Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Privacy by Design May 27, 2024
Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce EDPB Social Media Accountability AI Information Duties May 24, 2024
EDPB Annual Report 2023 EDPB Annual Report 2023 1 2023 ANNUAL REPORT SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUALS' DIGITAL RIGHTS 2 FOREWORD 4 HIGHLIGHTS 2023 6 1. THE EDPB SECRETARIAT 8 1.1. MISSION AND ACTIVITIES IN 2023… Privacy Shield Social Media Privacy by Design & Default Apr 23, 2024
Opinion 7/2024 EU Cloud Service Data Protection (Auditor) certification criteria German North Rhine Westphalia SA ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Accountability Codes of Conduct Apr 19, 2024
EDPB Strategy 2024-2027 The mission and legal task of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is to ensure the consistent application of EU data protection rules and to promote effective cooperation… Supervision AI Corrective Powers Law Enforcement Apr 18, 2024
EDPB Article 97 GDPR application report: GDPR successful but improvements needed 1 Adop ted Contribution of the EDPB to the report on the application of the GDPR under Article 97 Adopted on 12 December 2023 2 Adop ted 3 Adop ted Ge neral EDPB policy messages 1… Certification Supervision Mutual Assistance Between Member States for AI Oversight Dec 15, 2023
Guidelines 04/2022 calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB Fines Administrative Fines on Union Institutions, Bodies, Offices and Agencies Prior Consultation May 24, 2023
EDPB Annual Report 2022 EDPB Annual Report 2022 1 2022 ANNUAL REPORT STREAMLINING ENFORCEMENT THROUGH COOPERATION An Executive Summary of this report, which provides an overview of key EDPB activities in… Social Media Supervision Supervisory Authorities Apr 17, 2023
Guidelines 01/2022 data subject rights - Right of access Guidelines ·EDPB Personal Data Right of Access Procedures Right to Rectification Apr 17, 2023
Guidelines 05/2021 Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB Controllers International Transfer Joint Controllers Feb 24, 2023
Guidelines 03/2022 Deceptive design patterns in social media platform interfaces: how to recognise and avoid them Guidelines ·EDPB Social Media Fairness & Transparency GDPR Article 5 Principles of Processing Feb 24, 2023
EDPB Work Programme 2023-2024 EDPB Work Programme 2023/2024 Adopted on 14 February 2023 The European Data Protection Board The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent European body established… Supervision Social Media Supervisory Authorities Feb 22, 2023
Opinion 04/2022 EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 04/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse Opinion Minors Child Consent Telecommunications Jul 28, 2022
Opinion 03/2022 EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 03/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space Opinion Healthcare Health Data Personal Data Jul 12, 2022
Statement 02/2022 personal data transfers to the Russian Federation 1 Adopted Statement 02/202 2 on personal data transfers to the Russian Federation Adopted on 12 July 2022 The European Data Protection Board has adopted the following statement:… Statement ·EDPB International Transfer Privacy Shield Processors Jul 12, 2022
EDPB Annual Report 2021 Enhancing the depth and breadth of data protection 2 EDPB Annual Report 2021 2 ENHANCING THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF DATA PROTECTION An Executive Summary of this report, which… Privacy Shield International Transfer Social Media May 12, 2022
Guidelines 06/2022 practical implementation of amicable settlements Guidelines on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects Guidelines ·EDPB Supervision Supervisory Authorities Lawful Basis May 12, 2022
Toolbox on essential data protection safeguards for enforcement cooperation between EEA data protection authorities and competent data protection authorities of third countries EDPB Personal Data International Transfer Religious Beliefs Mar 14, 2022
Opinion 1/2022 GDPR – CARPA certification criteria Luxembourg SA ·Opinion ·EDPB Certification Accountability Controllers Feb 8, 2022
Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (LED) under Article 62 Criminal Data Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures AI Investigative Powers Dec 14, 2021
Guidelines 10/2020 restrictions under Article 23 GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB GDPR Subject-Matter and Objectives Personal Data Controllers Oct 13, 2021
Guidelines 02/2021 virtual voice assistants Guidelines ·EDPB Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Retention Period Jul 7, 2021
Statement 05/2021 Data Governance Act in light of the legislative developments Statement ·EDPB Personal Data Privacy Impact Assessment Processing May 20, 2021
Opinion 18/2021 draft Standard Contractual Clauses submitted by the LT SA (Article 28(8) GDPR) 1 Adopted Opinion 18 /2021 on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses sub mitted by the LT SA (Article 28( 8 ) GDPR) Adopted on 19 May 2021 2 Adopted 3 Adopted The European Data… Opinion ·EDPB Controllers Processors Processing May 19, 2021
EDPB contribution to the 6th round of consultations on the draft Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Budapest Convention on Cybercrime International Transfer Social Media Telecommunications May 4, 2021
Guidelines 8/2020 targeting of social media users Guidelines ·EDPB Marketing Social Media Personal Data Apr 13, 2021
EDPB Work Programme 2021-2022 EDPB Work Programme 2021/2022 The European Data Protection Board The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent European body established by the General Data… DPIA Certification Supervision Mar 16, 2021