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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 1: General provisions</div>
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[[Article 1 GDPR|Article 1: Subject-matter and objectives]]<br />
[[Article 2 GDPR|Article 2: Material scope]]<br />
[[Article 3 GDPR|Article 3: Territorial scope]]<br />
[[Article 4 GDPR|Article 4: Definitions]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 2: Principles</div>
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[[Article 5 GDPR|Article 5: Principles relating to processing of personal data]]<br />
[[Article 6 GDPR|Article 6: Lawfulness of processing]]<br />
[[Article 7 GDPR|Article 7: Conditions for consent]]<br />
[[Article 8 GDPR|Article 8: Conditions applicable to child’s consent in relation to information society services]]<br />
[[Article 9 GDPR|Article 9: Processing of special categories of personal data]]<br />
[[Article 10 GDPR|Article 10: Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences]]<br />
[[Article 11 GDPR|Article 11: Processing which does not require identification]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 3: Rights of the data subject</div>
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[[Article 12 GDPR|Article 12: Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject]]<br />
[[Article 13 GDPR|Article 13: Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject]]<br />
[[Article 14 GDPR|Article 14: Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject]]<br />
[[Article 15 GDPR|Article 15: Right of access by the data subject]]<br />
[[Article 16 GDPR|Article 16: Right to rectification]]<br />
[[Article 17 GDPR|Article 17: Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)]]<br />
[[Article 18 GDPR|Article 18: Right to restriction of processing]]<br />
[[Article 19 GDPR|Article 19: Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing]]<br />
[[Article 20 GDPR|Article 20: Right to data portability]]<br />
[[Article 21 GDPR|Article 21: Right to object]]<br />
[[Article 22 GDPR|Article 22: Automated individual decision-making, including profiling]]<br />
[[Article 23 GDPR|Article 23: Restrictions]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 4: Controller and processor</div>
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[[Article 24 GDPR|Article 24: Responsibility of the controller]]<br />
[[Article 25 GDPR|Article 25: Data protection by design and by default]]<br />
[[Article 26 GDPR|Article 26: Joint controllers]]<br />
[[Article 27 GDPR|Article 27: Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union]]<br />
[[Article 28 GDPR|Article 28: Processor]]<br />
[[Article 29 GDPR|Article 29: Processing under the authority of the controller or processor]]<br />
[[Article 30 GDPR|Article 30: Records of processing activities]]<br />
[[Article 31 GDPR|Article 31: Cooperation with the supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 32 GDPR|Article 32: Security of processing]]<br />
[[Article 33 GDPR|Article 33: Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 34 GDPR|Article 34: Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject]]<br />
[[Article 35 GDPR|Article 35: Data protection impact assessment]]<br />
[[Article 36 GDPR|Article 36: Prior consultation]]<br />
[[Article 37 GDPR|Article 37: Designation of the data protection officer]]<br />
[[Article 38 GDPR|Article 38: Position of the data protection officer]]<br />
[[Article 39 GDPR|Article 39: Tasks of the data protection officer]]<br />
[[Article 40 GDPR|Article 40: Codes of conduct]]<br />
[[Article 41 GDPR|Article 41: Monitoring of approved codes of conduct]]<br />
[[Article 42 GDPR|Article 42: Certification]]<br />
[[Article 43 GDPR|Article 43: Certification bodies]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 5: Transfers of personal data</div>
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[[Article 44 GDPR|Article 44: General principle for transfers]]<br />
[[Article 45 GDPR|Article 45: Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision]]<br />
[[Article 46 GDPR|Article 46: Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards]]<br />
[[Article 47 GDPR|Article 47: Binding corporate rules]]<br />
[[Article 48 GDPR|Article 48: Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law]]<br />
[[Article 49 GDPR|Article 49: Derogations for specific situations]]<br />
[[Article 50 GDPR|Article 50: International cooperation for the protection of personal data]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 6: Supervisory authorities</div>
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[[Article 51 GDPR|Article 51: Supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 52 GDPR|Article 52: Independence]]<br />
[[Article 53 GDPR|Article 53: General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 54 GDPR|Article 54: Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 55 GDPR|Article 55: Competence]]<br />
[[Article 56 GDPR|Article 56: Competence of the lead supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 57 GDPR|Article 57: Tasks]]<br />
[[Article 58 GDPR|Article 58: Powers]]<br />
[[Article 59 GDPR|Article 59: Activity reports]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 7: Cooperation and consistency</div>
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[[Article 60 GDPR|Article 60: Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned]]<br />
[[Article 61 GDPR|Article 61: Mutual assistance]]<br />
[[Article 62 GDPR|Article 62: Joint operations of supervisory authorities]]<br />
[[Article 63 GDPR|Article 63: Consistency mechanism]]<br />
[[Article 64 GDPR|Article 64: Opinion of the Board]]<br />
[[Article 65 GDPR|Article 65: Dispute resolution by the Board]]<br />
[[Article 66 GDPR|Article 66: Urgency procedure]]<br />
[[Article 67 GDPR|Article 67: Exchange of information]]<br />
[[Article 68 GDPR|Article 68: European Data Protection Board]]<br />
[[Article 69 GDPR|Article 69: Independence]]<br />
[[Article 70 GDPR|Article 70: Tasks of the Board]]<br />
[[Article 71 GDPR|Article 71: Reports]]<br />
[[Article 72 GDPR|Article 72: Procedure]]<br />
[[Article 73 GDPR|Article 73: Chair]]<br />
[[Article 74 GDPR|Article 74: Tasks of the Chair]]<br />
[[Article 75 GDPR|Article 75: Secretariat]]<br />
[[Article 76 GDPR|Article 76: Confidentiality]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 8: Remedies, liability and penalties</div>
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[[Article 77 GDPR|Article 77: Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 78 GDPR|Article 78: Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority]]<br />
[[Article 79 GDPR|Article 79: Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor]]<br />
[[Article 80 GDPR|Article 80: Representation of data subjects]]<br />
[[Article 81 GDPR|Article 81: Suspension of proceedings]]<br />
[[Article 82 GDPR|Article 82: Right to compensation and liability]]<br />
[[Article 83 GDPR|Article 83: General conditions for imposing administrative fines]]<br />
[[Article 84 GDPR|Article 84: Penalties]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 9: Specific processing situations</div>
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[[Article 85 GDPR|Article 85: Processing and freedom of expression and information]]<br />
[[Article 86 GDPR|Article 86: Processing and public access to official documents]]<br />
[[Article 87 GDPR|Article 87: Processing of the national identification number]]<br />
[[Article 88 GDPR|Article 88: Processing in the context of employment]]<br />
[[Article 89 GDPR|Article 89: Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes]]<br />
[[Article 90 GDPR|Article 90: Obligations of secrecy]]<br />
[[Article 91 GDPR|Article 91: Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 10: Delegated and implementing acts</div>
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[[Article 92 GDPR|Article 92: Exercise of the delegation]]<br />
[[Article 93 GDPR|Article 93: Committee procedure]]<br />
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Chapter 11: Final provisions</div>
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[[Article 94 GDPR|Article 94: Repeal of Directive 95: /46: /EC]]<br />
[[Article 95 GDPR|Article 95: Relationship with Directive 20: 02: /58: /EC]]<br />
[[Article 96 GDPR|Article 96: Relationship with previously concluded Agreements]]<br />
[[Article 97 GDPR|Article 97: Commission reports]]<br />
[[Article 98 GDPR|Article 98: Review of other Union legal acts on data protection]]<br />
[[Article 99 GDPR|Article 99: Entry into force and application]]<br />
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==Legal Text==
<br /><center>'''Article 39 - Tasks of the data protection officer'''</center>

<span id="1">1. The data protection officer shall have at least the following tasks:</span>

::<span id="1a">(a) to inform and advise the controller or the processor and the employees who carry out processing of their obligations pursuant to this Regulation and to other Union or Member State data protection provisions;</span>

::<span id="1b">(b) to monitor compliance with this Regulation, with other Union or Member State data protection provisions and with the policies of the controller or processor in relation to the protection of personal data, including the assignment of responsibilities, awareness-raising and training of staff involved in processing operations, and the related audits;</span>

::<span id="1c">(c) to provide advice where requested as regards the data protection impact assessment and monitor its performance pursuant to Article 35;</span>

::<span id="1d">(d) to cooperate with the supervisory authority;</span>

::<span id="1e">(e) to act as the contact point for the supervisory authority on issues relating to processing, including the prior consultation referred to in Article 36, and to consult, where appropriate, with regard to any other matter.</span>

<span id="2">2. The data protection officer shall in the performance of his or her tasks have due regard to the risk associated with processing operations, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing.</span>

==Relevant Recitals==
{{Recital/77 GDPR}}
{{Recital/97 GDPR}}

==Commentary==
Just as [[Article 38 GDPR]], Article 39 GDPR also shows similarities with Regulation 45/2001, which mandated each of the European Union institutions, bodies, and agencies to appoint a data protection officer (DPO). The roots of Article 39 GDPR can be partially retraced to the GDPR’s predecessor, the Directive 95/46/EC (DPD). In particular, Article 18 DPD mentioned the role of a ‘''data protection official''’ who ensured “''that the rights and freedoms of the data subjects are unlikely to be adversely affected by the processing operations''” and who was responsible in particular: (i) “''for ensuring in an independent manner the internal application”'' of national data protection laws; and (ii) “''for keeping an internal register of processing operations carried out by the controller.''”

=== (1) DPO's Tasks ===
Under Articles 39(1)(a) and (b) as well as Recital 97 GDPR, the DPO should not only inform and advise controllers or processing regarding compliance with data protection laws, but also monitor that compliance. In doing so, according to the Article 29 Working Party (WP29),the DPO may collect information to identify processing activities, analyse and check the compliance of processing activities, as well as inform, advise and issue recommendations to them.<ref>WP29, ‘Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPO’s)’, 16/EN WP 243 rev.01, 5 April 2017, p. 17 (available [https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=44100 here]).</ref>

Furthermore, the DPO has a central role throughout the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) process. While ultimately it is the controller or processor’s responsibility to ensure compliance and conduct a DPIA where needed, Article 39(1)(c) requires the DPO to “''provide advice where requested as regards the [DPIA] and monitor its performance pursuant to Article 35.''”<ref>WP29, ‘Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPO’s)’, 16/EN WP 243 rev.01, 5 April 2017, p. 17 (available [https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=44100 here]).</ref>

Articles 39(1)(d) and (e) GDPR and lay down the DPO’s obligations in relation to the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). For example, the DPO could facilitate cooperation in prior consultation procedures or DPA investigations.<ref>''Alvarez Rigaudias'', ''Spina'', in Kuner, Bygrave, Docksey, The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Commentary, Article 39 GDPR, p. 714 (Oxford University Press 2020).</ref> This contact point function as an obligation for the controller or processor to involve the DPO in any contact with DPAs.<ref>''Alvarez Rigaudias'', ''Spina'', in Kuner, Bygrave, Docksey, The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Commentary, Article 39 GDPR, p. 714 (Oxford University Press 2020).</ref> However, while DPAs can always contact the DPO, contacting other members of an organisation is also possible.<ref>''Bergt'', in Kühling, Buchner, DS-GVO BDSG, Article 39 GDPR, margin number 18 (C.H. Beck 2020, 3rd Edition).</ref> Finally, although the DPO is bound by confidentiality, they may still contact and seek advice from the DPA.<ref>WP29, ‘Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPO’s)’, 16/EN WP 243 rev.01, 5 April 2017, p. 19 (available [https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=44100 here]).</ref>

=== (2) High Risk Activities ===
According to Article 39(2) GDPR, the DPO must “''have due regard to the risk associated with the processing operations, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing.''” While this provision is meant to help DPOs prioritise their tasks or choose the most adequate DPIA methodology, it does not mean that low-risk areas may ever be neglected.<ref>WP29, ‘Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPO’s)’, 16/EN WP 243 rev.01, 5 April 2017, p. 18 (available [https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=44100 here]).</ref> A risk-based approach should never mean that processing activities which do not pose a high risk are exempt from any of the GDPR’s protections.
==Decisions==
→ You can find all related decisions in [[:Category:Article 39 GDPR]]

==References==
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