Article 69 — Independence

GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679

In the actEU 2016/679
ChapterVII · Cooperation and consistency
CELEX32016R0679
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1. The Board shall act independently when performing its tasks or exercising its powers pursuant to Articles 70 and 71.

2. Without prejudice to requests by the Commission referred to in point (b) of Article 70(1) and in Article 70(2), the Board shall, in the performance of its tasks or the exercise of its powers, neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

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