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EDPB Annual Report 2021: Enhancing the depth and breadth of data protection

EFDPO European Federation of Data Protection Officers · May, MO · 2 days ago
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Annual Report Overview

The EDPB Annual Report 2021 provides a detailed overview of the EDPB's work in the previous year. Key highlights include:

  • Completion of many key actions to achieve the objectives set out in the EDPB Strategy 2021-2023.
  • Adoption of the EDPB Work Programme for 2021-2022, aligning with the Strategy's priorities.
  • Adoption of Recommendations on supplementary measures following the Schrems II ruling.
  • Adoption of opinions on UK adequacy decisions and a draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea.
  • Adoption of guidance documents on international transfer tools and joint opinions on SCCs.
  • Joint opinions on the Data Governance Act and Artificial Intelligence Act.
  • Adoption of statements on the Digital Service Package and Data Strategy.
  • Adoption of guidelines and recommendations on topics such as personal data breach notifications, connected vehicles, and virtual voice assistants.
  • Adoption of 35 Art. 64 GDPR consistency opinions.
  • Adoption of the first Art. 66 GDPR Urgent Binding Decision and the second Art. 65 GDPR binding decision.
  • Adoption of 8 guidelines and recommendations in their final version following public consultation.
  • Adoption of 35 Art. 64 GDPR consistency opinions.
  • Adoption of 375 cross-border cases, 131 originating from other sources.
  • Adoption of 209 draft decisions, 141 resulting in final decisions.
  • Initiation of 243 formal mutual assistance procedures and 2418 informal mutual assistance procedures.

International Transfers of Personal Data

The EDPB continued to focus on international transfers of personal data, including:

  • Adoption of final Recommendations on supplementary measures following the Schrems II ruling.
  • Adoption of opinions on UK adequacy decisions and a draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea.
  • Adoption of guidance documents on international transfer tools and joint opinions on SCCs.

Digital Policy

In 2021, the EDPB paid significant attention to digital policy, including:

  • Joint opinions on the Data Governance Act and Artificial Intelligence Act.
  • Adoption of statements on the Digital Service Package and Data Strategy.

Law Enforcement

The EDPB also focused on law enforcement issues, such as:

  • Adoption of its first Art. 66 GDPR Urgent Binding Decision.
  • Adoption of its second Art. 65 GDPR binding decision.
  • Evaluation of the LED itself.

Consistency in Enforcement and Cooperation

The EDPB ensured consistency in enforcement and cooperation between national authorities through:

  • Adoption of 35 Art. 64 GDPR consistency opinions.
  • Adoption of 8 guidelines and recommendations in their final version following public consultation.

One-Stop-Shop Mechanism

The One-Stop-Shop mechanism facilitated cooperation between the Lead Supervisory Authority (LSA) and the Competent Supervisory Authorities (CSAs), leading to:

  • Adoption of 209 draft decisions, 141 resulting in final decisions.
  • Initiation of 243 formal mutual assistance procedures and 2418 informal mutual assistance procedures.

References and Notes

To read the EDPB Annual Report 2021, click here.
Note: References to case register entries in these statistics do not have a 1-to-1 correlation to the number of cross-border complaints handled per country. Depending on the Member State legislation, supervisory authorities may have handled complaints outside of the Art. 60 procedure in accordance with their national law.

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