1. The Working Party shall:

• (a) examine any question covering the application of the national measures adopted under this Directive in order to contribute to the uniform application of such measures;

1. The European Data Protection Board shall ensure the consistent application of this Regulation. To this effect, the European Data Protection Board shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, Council or Commission, in particular:

• (b) examine, on its own initiative or on request of one of its members or on request of the European Parliament, Council or Commission, any question covering the application of this Regulation and issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices addressed to the supervisory authorities in order to encourage consistent application of this Regulation, including on the use of enforcement powers;

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• (b) give the Commission an opinion on the level of protection in the Community and in third countries;

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• (c) review the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices referred to in point (b) and report regularly to the Commission on these;

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• (c) advise the Commission on any proposed amendment of this Directive, on any additional or specific measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on any other proposed Community measures affecting such rights and freedoms;

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• (a) advise the European Institutions on any issue related to the protection of personal data in the Union, including on any proposed amendment of this Regulation;

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• (d) give an opinion on codes of conduct drawn up at Community level.

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• (gb) give its opinion on codes of conduct drawn up at Union level pursuant to Article 38(4);

2. If the Working Party finds that divergences likely to affect the equivalence of protection for persons with regard to the processing of personal data in the Community are arising between the laws or practices of Member States, it shall inform the Commission accordingly.

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• (c) review the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices referred to in point (b) and report regularly to the Commission on these;

3. The Working Party may, on its own initiative, make recommendations on all matters relating to the protection of persons with regard to the processing of personal data in the Community.

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• (b) examine, on its own initiative or on request of one of its members or on request of the European Parliament, Council or Commission, any question covering the application of this Regulation and issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices addressed to the supervisory authorities in order to encourage consistent application of this Regulation, including on the use of enforcement powers;

4. The Working Party's opinions and recommendations shall be forwarded to the Commission and to the committee referred to in Article 31.

3. The European Data Protection Board shall forward its opinions, guidelines, recommendations, and best practices to the European Parliament, Council and Commission and to the committee referred to in Article 87 [...]

5. The Commission shall inform the Working Party of the action it has taken in response to its opinions and recommendations. It shall do so in a report which shall also be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council. [...]

4. The Commission shall inform the European Data Protection Board of the action it has taken following the opinions, guidelines, recommendations and best practices issued by the European Data Protection Board.

6. The Working Party shall draw up an annual report on the situation regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data in the Community and in third countries [...]

1. The European Data Protection Board shall regularly and timely inform the European Parliament, Council and Commission about the outcome of its activities. It shall draw up a report at least every two years on the situation regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data in the Union and in third countries. [...]

[...] which it shall transmit to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council. The report shall be made public.

2. The report shall be made public and transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.