Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology
Chapter VI Independent supervisory authorities
The members and the staff of the supervisory authority shall be subject, both during and after their term of office and in conformity with national legislation and practice, to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties, whilst conducting their duties with independence and transparency as set out in the Regulation.
[Source: October 2013]
Article 50 lays down professional secrecy of the members and staff of the supervisory authority and is based on Article 28(7) of Directive 95/46/EC.
[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]
The members and the staff of the supervisory authority shall be subject, both during and after their term of office, to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties.
[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]
| General Data Protection Regulation: | Directive 95/46/EC: |
|---|---|
| Article 50 | Article 28(7) |
7. Member States shall provide that the members and staff of the supervisory authority, even after their employment has ended, are to be subject to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to confidential information to which they have access.