Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(21)
Supervisory authority
In plain English
An independent public authority set up by an EU country to monitor how the GDPR is applied. It is commonly called a data protection authority.
The definition in the law
‘supervisory authority’ means an independent public authority which is established by a Member State pursuant to Article 51
Each Member State shall provide for one or more independent public authorities to be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation
Each supervisory authority shall act with complete independence in performing its tasks and exercising its powers in accordance with this Regulation.
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