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RGPD

Article 51

Supervisory authority

1.   Each Member State shall provide for one or more independent public authorities to be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation, in order to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in relation to processing and to facilitate the free flow of personal data within the Union (‘supervisory authority’).

2.   Each supervisory authority shall contribute to the consistent application of this Regulation throughout the Union. For that purpose, the supervisory authorities shall cooperate with each other and the Commission in accordance with Chapter VII.

3.   Where more than one supervisory authority is established in a Member State, that Member State shall designate the supervisory authority which is to represent those authorities in the Board and shall set out the mechanism to ensure compliance by the other authorities with the rules relating to the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 63.

4.   Each Member State shall notify to the Commission the provisions of its law which it adopts pursuant to this Chapter, by 25 May 2018 and, without delay, any subsequent amendment affecting them.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who monitors the application of the GDPR in each Member State?
Each Member State must provide for one or more independent public authorities responsible for monitoring the application of the Regulation, known as supervisory authorities. Their role is to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in relation to processing and to facilitate the free flow of personal data within the Union.
Do supervisory authorities operate on their own or do they cooperate?
Each supervisory authority must contribute to the consistent application of the Regulation throughout the Union. For that purpose, the supervisory authorities cooperate with each other and with the Commission in accordance with Chapter VII.
What happens when a Member State has more than one supervisory authority?
The Member State must designate the supervisory authority that represents the others in the Board. It must also set out the mechanism that ensures the other authorities comply with the rules relating to the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 63.
What did Member States have to notify to the Commission, and by when?
Each Member State had to notify the Commission of the provisions of its law adopted pursuant to this Chapter by 25 May 2018. Any subsequent amendment affecting those provisions must be notified without delay.
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