European Data Protection Board

Under article 68 of the GDPR, the European Data Protection Board is formed as a body of the Union and it must be a legal personality. The Board must be represented by its chair. There are certain other provisions enumerated under this section with regard to the European Data Protection Board and they are-

A) Compositions: 

The board must be composed of the head of one supervisory authority of each member state and of the European Data Protection Supervisor, or their respective representatives.

B) Monitoring:

Where in a Member State more than one supervisory authority is responsible for monitoring the application of the provisions pursuant to the GDPR, a joint representative must be appointed in accordance with that Member State’s law.

C) Right to Participate:

The commission must have the right to participate in the activities and meetings of the Board without voting right. The Commission must designate a representative. The Chair of the Board must communicate to the Commission the activities of the Board. 

D) Voting Rights:

The European Data Protection Supervisor must 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. 

Exchange of Information (Art.67)

The Commission may adopt implementing acts of general scope in order to specify the arrangements for the exchange of information by electronic means between supervisory authorities, and between supervisory authorities and the Board, in Particular the standardised format as referred under article 64 of the GDPR. 

The implementing acts must be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure as referred under art.93 (2).   

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