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title: "Art. 72 GDPR: Procedure"
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source_note: "Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Official Journal L 119, 4.5.2016, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu"
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
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Art. 72 GDPR · Chapter VII: Cooperation and consistency · Section 3: European data protection board

# Article 72 GDPR: Procedure

Text as of 28 October 2026 · [Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

## Official text

### Article 72(1)

**1.** The Board shall take decisions by a simple majority of its members, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

### Article 72(2)

**2.** The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure by a two-thirds majority of its members and organise its own operational arrangements.

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Official Journal L 119, 4.5.2016, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 72 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679#art_72)

Text as of 28 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

## Related recitals

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- [Recital 139](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/recital/139)

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