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      GDPR Independence

      • Categories Blog, Free Data Protection Resources
      • Date August 29, 2020

      Article 52 GDPR

      Independence

      1. Each supervisory authority shall act with complete independence in performing its tasks and exercising its powers in accordance with this Regulation.

      2. The member or members of each supervisory authority shall, in the performance of their tasks and exercise of their powers in accordance with this Regulation, remain free from external influence, whether direct or indirect, and shall neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

      3. Member or members of each supervisory authority shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties and shall not, during their term of office, engage in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not.

      4. Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority is provided with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and exercise of its powers, including those to be carried out in the context of mutual assistance, cooperation and participation in the Board.

      5. Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority chooses and has its own staff which shall be subject to the exclusive direction of the member or members of the supervisory authority concerned.

      6. Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority is subject to financial control which does not affect its independence and that it has separate, public annual budgets, which may be part of the overall state or national budget.

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      Professor mr drs Romeo F. Kadir MA MSc LLM LLM (Adv) EMBA EMoC

      At present Romeo Kadir serves as the President of the Global Association of Data Protection Professionals Europe (GADPPRO). GADPPRO is a thought leader self-regulatory association of data protection professionals based in the European Union, active around the globe and the first European Association of data protection professionals open for members outside the EU. Please visit www.gadppro.org for more information.

      First appointed Data Protection Officer (DPO) ever in the Netherlands (European Union) at a semi-public entity. Seasoned European Privacy and Data Protection Expert (22+ years of practical experience in EU Privacy and Data Protection Law, Business Management, Compliance and Ethics).

      Studied European and International Law, Political Sciences and Business Administration. Romeo Kadir is EIPACC EADPP Professor European Privacy & Data Protection Law at Universitas Padjadjaran UNpad (Indonesia) and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow with O.P. Jindal Global University (New Delhi), Senior Associate Fellow with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (New Delhi), Lecturer Science Honours Academy and Lecturer at the International Molengraaff Institute, Utrecht University (UU, Netherlands). In 2010 he was founder of the first European Data Protection Academy focusing on privacy-only executive education.

      Present Occupations in European Data Protection Law

      Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
      Member of the International Board of Experts with EuroPrivacy Certification Scheme (Geneva and Luxembourg)
      Member of the International Strategic Board with EuroPrivacy Certification Scheme (Geneva and Luxembourg)
      Member of the Swiss-Chinese Law Association (SCLA)

      Former Occupations in European Data Protection Law

      President European Institute for Privacy, Audit, Compliance & Certification (EIPACC)
      Co-Founder/Vice-President European Association for Data Protection Professionals (EADPP)
      Chair EADPP Certification Committee Data Protection Professionals,
      Chair EADPP Academic Board
      Chair EADPP Expert Committee on Cybersecurity
      Chair EADPP Expert Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
      President Supervisory Board of the Dutch Privacy Complaints Office (NPKI)
      Rapporteur to UN Monitoring Commission Human Rights on behalf of the Dutch Privacy Foundation (SPN)

      Publications

      'Handbook DPO - A Practical Guide', Privacy Publishing Group (2017)
      Editor-in-Chief of ‘Data Protection Dictionary’, authored, edited and coordinated ‘Handbook for the Data Protection Officer – A practical Guide’, ‘The Ultimate GDPR Business Guide – Six Volumes’ and other relevant books in the field of privacy and data protection (www.dataprotectionbooks.com)

      www.romeokadir.eu

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