Source: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88 · Consolidated text

Artikel 71 Berichterstattung

Summary What does Article 71 of the GDPR regulation say?

This article sets out the reporting obligation of the European Data Protection Board (the Board), requiring it to produce an annual report on the protection of natural persons with regard to data processing.

The article connects directly to Article 70, which outlines the Board's tasks, and to Article 65, which concerns binding decisions in dispute resolution.

This annual report serves as the Board's primary accountability mechanism to the EU's institutions.

Important points:

The Board is required to draw up and publish an annual report on the protection of natural persons with regard to processing in the Union, and where relevant, in third countries and international organisations.
The Board must transmit the annual report to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission.
The annual report must include a review of the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices issued under Article 70(1), as well as the binding decisions made under Article 65.

Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

1. Der Ausschuss erstellt einen Jahresbericht über den Schutz natürlicher Personen bei der Verarbeitung in der Union und gegebenenfalls in Drittländern und internationalen Organisationen. Der Bericht wird veröffentlicht und dem Europäischen Parlament, dem Rat und der Kommission übermittelt.
1. Der Jahresbericht enthält eine Überprüfung der praktischen Anwendung der in Artikel 70 Absatz 1 Buchstabe l genannten Leitlinien, Empfehlungen und bewährten Verfahren sowie der in Artikel 65 genannten verbindlichen Beschlüsse.

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