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

Article 71 Reports

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. The Board shall draw up an annual report regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to processing in the Union and, where relevant, in third countries and international organisations. The report shall be made public and be transmitted to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission.
1. The annual report shall include a review of the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices referred to in point (l) of Article 70(1) as well as of the binding decisions referred to in Article 65.

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