Brussels, 20 May - During its 28th European Data Protection Board (EDPB) plenary session, the EDPB adopted an Art. 64 European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) opinion on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses submitted by the Slovenian Supervisory Authority (SA) and decided on the publication of a register containing ‘one-stop-shop’ decisions.

The EDPB adopted its opinion on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for controller-processor contracts submitted to the Board by the Slovenian Supervisory Authority. The opinion aims to ensure the consistent application of Article 28 GDPR, which imposes an obligation on controllers and processors to enter into a contract or other legal act stipulating the parties’ respective obligations. According to Article 28(6) GDPR, these contracts or other legal acts may be based, in whole or in part, on standard contractual clauses adopted by a Supervisory Authority. In the opinion, the Board makes several recommendations that need to be taken into account in order for these draft SCCs to be considered as Standard Contractual Clauses. If all recommendations are implemented, the Slovenian SA will be able to adopt this draft agreement as Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Article 28(8) GDPR.

The EDPB will publish a register containing decisions taken by national supervisory authorities following the One-Stop-Shop cooperation procedure (Art. 60 GDPR) on its website.

Under the GDPR, Supervisory Authorities have a duty to cooperate on cases with a cross-border component to ensure a consistent application of the regulation - the so-called one-stop-shop (OSS) mechanism. Under the OSS, the Lead Supervisory Authority (LSA) is in charge of preparing the draft decisions and works together with the concerned SAs to reach consensus. Up to end of April 2020, LSAs have adopted 103 final OSS decisions. The EDPB intends to publish summaries in English prepared by the EDPB Secretariat. The information will be made public after the validation of the LSA in question and in accordance with the conditions provided by its national legislation.

The agenda of the 28th plenary is available here

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