Article 59 — Activity reports

GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679

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Each supervisory authority shall draw up an annual report on its activities, which may include a list of types of infringement notified and types of measures taken in accordance with Article 58(2).

Source: GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, read 2026-08-14.

In the actEU 2016/679
ChapterVI · Independent supervisory authorities
CELEX32016R0679
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Each supervisory authority shall draw up an annual report on its activities, which may include a list of types of infringement notified and types of measures taken in accordance with Article 58(2). Those reports shall be transmitted to the national parliament, the government and other authorities as designated by Member State law. They shall be made available to the public, to the Commission and to the Board.

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