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title: "EDPB 07/2020: Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/guidance/edpb-07-2020"
source: "https://www.edpb.europa.eu/documents/guideline/guidelines-072020-on-the-concepts-of-controller-and-processor-in-the-gdpr_en"
source_note: "Only the document as published by the EDPB is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

EDPB guidelines

# Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR

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

- **Reference:** EDPB 07/2020
- **Issued by:** EDPB
- **Status:** Final
- **First published:** 7 September 2020
- **Final version:** 7 July 2021
- **Provisions:** [Article 4(7)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/4#4-7), [Article 4(8)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/4#4-8), [Article 26](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/26), [Article 28](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/28)

"First published" is the date the first version was published for consultation (start of the EDPB feedback period), or the publication date where there was no consultation; the plenary adoption is usually a day or a few days earlier.

## Official source

- [EDPB 07/2020 on the EDPB website](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/documents/guideline/guidelines-072020-on-the-concepts-of-controller-and-processor-in-the-gdpr_en)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the document as published by the EDPB is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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