Article 61 — Mutual assistance
GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679
| In the act | EU 2016/679 |
| Chapter | VII · Cooperation and consistency |
| CELEX | 32016R0679 |
| Read on | 2026-08-14 |
Official text
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1. Supervisory authorities shall provide each other with relevant information and mutual assistance in order to implement and apply this Regulation in a consistent manner, and shall put in place measures for effective cooperation with one another. Mutual assistance shall cover, in particular, information requests and supervisory measures, such as requests to carry out prior authorisations and consultations, inspections and investigations.
2. Each supervisory authority shall take all appropriate measures required to reply to a request of another supervisory authority without undue delay and no later than one month after receiving the request. Such measures may include, in particular, the transmission of relevant information on the conduct of an investigation.
3. Requests for assistance shall contain all the necessary information, including the purpose of and reasons for the request. Information exchanged shall be used only for the purpose for which it was requested.
4. The requested supervisory authority shall not refuse to comply with the request unless:
(a) it is not competent for the subject-matter of the request or for the measures it is requested to execute; or
(b) compliance with the request would infringe this Regulation or Union or Member State law to which the supervisory authority receiving the request is subject.
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Other articles in this chapter
- Article 60
- Article 62
- Article 63
- Article 64
- Article 65
- Article 66
- Article 67
- Article 68
- Article 69
- Article 70
- Article 71
- Article 72
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