Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology

My annotated General Data Protection Regulation

Chapter VII Co-operation and consistency

Section 3 European Data Protection Board

Article 72 Confidentiality

October 2013

Article 72(1)

1. The discussions of the European Data Protection Board may be confidential where necessary, unless otherwise provided in the rules of procedure. The agendas of the meetings of the Board shall be made public.

Article 72(2)

2. Documents submitted to members of the European Data Protection Board, experts and representatives of third parties shall be confidential, unless access is granted to those documents in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 or the European Data Protection Board otherwise makes them public.

Article 72(3)

3. The members of the European Data Protection Board, as well as experts and representatives of third parties, shall be required to respect the confidentiality obligations set out in this Article. The chair shall ensure that experts and representatives of third parties are made aware of the confidentiality requirements imposed upon them.

[Source: October 2013]

January 2012

Explanatory memorandum

3.4. Detailed explanation of the proposal

Article 72 provides for rules on the confidentiality.

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

Article 72(1) [Amended: October 2013]

1. The discussions of the European Data Protection Board shall be confidential.

Article 72(2)

2. Documents submitted to members of the European Data Protection Board, experts and representatives of third parties shall be confidential, unless access is granted to those documents in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 or the European Data Protection Board otherwise makes them public.

Article 72(3)

3. The members of the European Data Protection Board, as well as experts and representatives of third parties, shall be required to respect the confidentiality obligations set out in this Article. The chair shall ensure that experts and representatives of third parties are made aware of the confidentiality requirements imposed upon them.

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