Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology

My annotated General Data Protection Regulation

Chapter VII Co-operation and consistency

Section 2 Consistency

Article 62 Implementing Acts

October 2013

Article 62(1)

1. The Commission may adopt implementing acts of general application, after requesting an opinion of the European Data Protection Board, for:

Article 62(2)

2. (deleted)

Article 62(3)

3. The absence or adoption of a measure under this Section does not prejudice any other measure by the Commission under the Treaties.

[Source: October 2013]

January 2012

Explanatory memorandum

3.4. Detailed explanation of the proposal

Article 62 sets out the requirements for Commission implementing acts under the consistency mechanism.

[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]

Article 62(1) [Amended: October 2013]

1. The Commission may adopt implementing acts for:

Article 62(2) [Deleted: October 2013]

2. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the interests of data subjects in the cases referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 87(3). Those acts shall remain in force for a period not exceeding 12 months.

Article 62(3)

3. The absence or adoption of a measure under this Section does not prejudice any other measure by the Commission under the Treaties.

[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]