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GDPR — Article 50

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Article 50 International cooperation for the protection of personal data In relation to third countries and international organisations, the Commission and supervisory authorities shall take appropriate steps to: (a) develop international cooperation mechanisms to facilitate the effective enforcement of legislation for the protection of personal data; (b) provide international mutual assistance in the enforcement of legislation for the protection of personal data, including through notification, complaint referral, investigative assistance and information exchange, subject to appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data and other fundamental rights and freedoms; (c) engage relevant stakeholders in discussion and activities aimed at furthering international cooperation in the enforcement of legislation for the protection of personal data; (d) promote the exchange and documentation of personal data protection legislation and practice, including on jurisdictional conflicts with third countries. CHAPTER VI Independent supervisory authorities Section 1 Independent status

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

Filers who named this exact article number in their own text. It is their sentence, not our reading — and not a causal claim.

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non-EU citizen
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EU citizen
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company
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business association
WhoCountryWhat they wrote
Nicolas VINOTFRsieurs plaintes pour défaut de minimisation de données (article 5) clôturées au motif que le DPF était dorénavant en application (article 50), ce qui n’a strictement aucun rapport et est totalement incompréhensible. Elle expédie aussi trop souvent le traitemen ↗
ITI - Information Technology Industry CouncilUSermine the relevant corrective measure (reprimand, fine or otherwise). The EDPB cannot disregard the ne bis in idem protection in Art. 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (CFREU) and cannot undermine the primacy of Member States’ national laws in ↗
David BARNARD-WILLSGBPR sets for an extensive method for cooperation of the EU DPAs, it devotes only a single provision for extra-EU cooperation, i.e. Art 50. ↗
AFME - Association for Financial Markets in EuropeBEactively work to implement an effective international cooperation system, in compliance with article 50 GDPR. The international cooperation system provided for by Article 50 should also aim at supporting the DPAs of non-EU countries in the application of the r ↗

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 4 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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