Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows
Article 1 Supervisory authorities
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 01-07-2004
- Bronpublicatie:
08-11-2001, Trb. 2003, 122 (uitgifte: 06-08-2003, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
01-07-2004
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
30-11-2004, Trb. 2004, 288 (uitgifte: 01-01-2004, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Privacy / Algemeen
Internationaal publiekrecht / Algemeen
1.
Each Party shall provide for one or more authorities to be responsible for ensuring compliance with the measures in its domestic law giving effect to the principles stated in Chapters II and III of the Convention and in this Protocol.
2
a)
To this end, the said authorities shall have, in particular, powers of investigation and intervention, as well as the power to engage in legal proceedings or bring to the attention of the competent judicial authorities violations of provisions of domestic law giving effect to the principles mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Protocol.
b)
Each supervisory authority shall hear claims lodged by any person concerning the protection of his/her rights and fundamental freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data within its competence.
3.
The supervisory authorities shall exercise their functions in complete independence.
4.
Decisions of the supervisory authorities, which give rise to complaints, may be appealed against through the courts.
5.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article 13 of the Convention, the supervisory authorities shall co-operate with one another to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties, in particular by exchanging all useful information.