GDPR Procedural Regulation
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GDPR Procedural Regulation
- Recitals
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONSArticles 1 — 3
CHAPTER II
LODGING OF COMPLAINTS AND EARLY RESOLUTIONArticles 4 — 5
CHAPTER III
COOPERATION UNDER ARTICLE 60 OF REGULATION (EU) 2016/679Articles 6 — 23
CHAPTER IV
ADMINISTRATIVE FILE, COOPERATION FILE AND TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONArticles 24 — 26
CHAPTER V
DISPUTE RESOLUTIONArticles 27 — 30
CHAPTER VII
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONSArticles 34 — 37
GDPR-PR
GDPR-PR Article 6. Simple cooperation procedure
- 1.Once the lead supervisory authority has formed a preliminary view on the main issues in an investigation, it may cooperate with the other supervisory authorities concerned through a simple cooperation procedure, in accordance with this Article, where:
- (a)it considers that no reasonable doubt exists as to the scope of the investigation, in particular with regard to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 concerned by the alleged infringement which is to be investigated; and
- (b)the legal and factual issues identified by the lead supervisory authority do not require the additional cooperation with the other supervisory authorities concerned that would be required for the purposes of a complex investigation, in particular where those issues can be addressed on the basis of previous decisions in similar cases.
Where the lead supervisory authority applies the simple cooperation procedure referred to in the first subparagraph, Articles 10, 11, 16, 19, 20, Article 23(1), points (a) and (b), and Article 23(2) of this Regulation shall not apply. The lead supervisory authority shall submit a draft decision in accordance with Article 60(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 within the time limit referred to in Article 12(6) of this Regulation.
- 2.The lead supervisory authority shall notify the other supervisory authorities concerned of its intention to apply the simple cooperation procedure and provide information on the characteristics of the case relevant to establish whether the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article have been fulfilled, within six weeks of the lead supervisory authority confirming its competence pursuant to Article 4(6) of this Regulation or of a binding decision by the Board pursuant to Article 65(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
- 3.Where any of the other supervisory authorities concerned object to the application of the simple cooperation procedure within two weeks of being notified thereof, that procedure shall not apply and the lead supervisory authority shall draft a summary of key issues in accordance with Article 10 and cooperate with the other supervisory authorities concerned under the procedures set out in Chapter III.
- 4.When applying the simple cooperation procedure, the lead supervisory authority shall, prior to the submission of a draft decision, ensure that, where applicable, the parties under investigation are provided with the right to be heard and that the complainant is provided with an opportunity to make his or her views known. For the purpose of this paragraph, administrative modalities and requirements under the national procedural law of the lead supervisory authority, or the supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged, where applicable, shall continue to apply.
- 5.Chapter III does not apply to cases handled by the supervisory authority concerned pursuant to Article 56(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.