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title: "Art. 75 GDPR: Secretariat"
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source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679#art_75"
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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publisher: "DPO School"
---

Art. 75 GDPR · Chapter VII: Cooperation and consistency · Section 3: European data protection board

# Article 75 GDPR: Secretariat

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

## Official text

### Article 75(1)

**1.** The Board shall have a secretariat, which shall be provided by the European Data Protection Supervisor.

### Article 75(2)

**2.** The secretariat shall perform its tasks exclusively under the instructions of the Chair of the Board.

### Article 75(3)

**3.** The staff of the European Data Protection Supervisor involved in carrying out the tasks conferred on the Board by this Regulation shall be subject to separate reporting lines from the staff involved in carrying out tasks conferred on the European Data Protection Supervisor.

### Article 75(4)

**4.** Where appropriate, the Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall establish and publish a Memorandum of Understanding implementing this Article, determining the terms of their cooperation, and applicable to the staff of the European Data Protection Supervisor involved in carrying out the tasks conferred on the Board by this Regulation.

### Article 75(5)

**5.** The secretariat shall provide analytical, administrative and logistical support to the Board.

### Article 75(6)

**6.** The secretariat shall be responsible in particular for:

#### Article 75(6)(a)

**(a)** the day-to-day business of the Board;

#### Article 75(6)(b)

**(b)** communication between the members of the Board, its Chair and the Commission;

#### Article 75(6)(c)

**(c)** communication with other institutions and the public;

#### Article 75(6)(d)

**(d)** the use of electronic means for the internal and external communication;

#### Article 75(6)(e)

**(e)** the translation of relevant information;

#### Article 75(6)(f)

**(f)** the preparation and follow-up of the meetings of the Board;

#### Article 75(6)(g)

**(g)** the preparation, drafting and publication of opinions, decisions on the settlement of disputes between supervisory authorities and other texts adopted by the Board.

## 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 75 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679#art_75)

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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