Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPOs’) (wp243rev.01)
Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (‘DPOs’) (wp243rev.01)
Section 2.4. Accessibility and localisation of the DPO
According to Section 4 of the GDPR, the accessibility of the DPO should be effective.
To ensure that the DPO is accessible, the WP29 recommends that the DPO be located within the European Union, whether or not the controller or the processor is established in the European Union.
However, it cannot be excluded that, in some situations where the controller or the processor has no establishment within the European Union, a DPO may be able to carry out his or her activities more effectively if located outside the EU.
