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Chapter VI

Chapter VI: Independent supervisory authorities

Articles 51 to 59 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Section 1: Independent status

Article 51 Supervisory authority
Article 52 Independence
Article 53 General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority
Article 54 Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority

Section 2: Competence, tasks and powers

Article 55 Competence
Article 56 Competence of the lead supervisory authority
Article 57 Tasks
Article 58 Powers
Article 59 Activity reports

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Chapter I General provisions
Chapter II Principles
Chapter III Rights of the data subject
- Chapter III (Art. 12 to 23)
Section 1: Transparency and modalities
- Art. 12 Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject
Section 2: Information and access to personal data
Section 3: Rectification and erasure
Section 4: Right to object and automated individual decision-making
- Art. 21 Right to object
- Art. 22 Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Section 5: Restrictions
- Art. 23 Restrictions
Chapter IV Controller and processor
- Chapter IV (Art. 24 to 43)
Section 1: General obligations
Section 2: Security of personal data
Section 3: Data protection impact assessment and prior consultation
- Art. 35 Data protection impact assessment
- Art. 36 Prior consultation
Section 4: Data protection officer
Section 5: Codes of conduct and certification
Chapter V Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations
Chapter VI Independent supervisory authorities
- Chapter VI (Art. 51 to 59)
Section 1: Independent status
Section 2: Competence, tasks and powers
Chapter VII Cooperation and consistency
- Chapter VII (Art. 60 to 76)
Section 1: Cooperation
Section 2: Consistency
Section 3: European data protection board
Chapter VIII Remedies, liability and penalties
Chapter IX Provisions relating to specific processing situations
Chapter X Delegated acts and implementing acts
Chapter XI Final provisions
Recitals 1 to 173
- All recitals
- Recitals 1 to 10
- Recitals 11 to 20
- Recitals 21 to 30
- Recitals 31 to 40
- Recitals 41 to 50
- Recitals 51 to 60
- Recitals 61 to 70
- Recitals 71 to 80
- Recitals 81 to 90
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- Recitals 101 to 110
- Recitals 111 to 120
- Recitals 121 to 130
- Recitals 131 to 140
- Recitals 141 to 150
- Recitals 151 to 160
- Recitals 161 to 170
- Recitals 171 to 173

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