Article 69 — Independence

GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679

What does GDPR Article 69 say?

Short answer, straight from the official text

1. The Board shall act independently when performing its tasks or exercising its powers pursuant to Articles 70 and 71. 2. Without prejudice to requests by the Commission referred to in point (b) of Article 70(1) and in Article 70(2), the Board shall, in the performance of its tasks or the exercise of its powers, neither seek …

Source: GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, read 2026-08-14.

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1. The Board shall act independently when performing its tasks or exercising its powers pursuant to Articles 70 and 71.

2. Without prejudice to requests by the Commission referred to in point (b) of Article 70(1) and in Article 70(2), the Board shall, in the performance of its tasks or the exercise of its powers, neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

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• Article 71
• Article 72

The same rule in other acts

These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.

• EUDPR Article 55 — Independence

Who does this apply to

The register names five roles. Open a role to see the duties this act places on it, each row with its article and its source.

• Cloud service provider

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