Article 56 — Professional secrecy
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions
What does EUDPR Article 56 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
The European Data Protection Supervisor and his or her staff shall, both during and after their term of office, be subject to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions, read 2026-08-14.
| In the act | EU 2018/1725 |
| CELEX | 32018R1725 |
| Read on | 2026-08-14 |
Official text
Read from the EU Publications Office for this CELEX number. The wording stands as published; nothing here is rewritten or summarised.
The European Data Protection Supervisor and his or her staff shall, both during and after their term of office, be subject to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties.
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.
- DSA Article 84 — Professional secrecy
- DMA Article 36 — Professional secrecy
- PSD2 Article 24 — Professional secrecy
The text is quoted from the official source and is not legal advice. A national court reads the language version that binds in its jurisdiction.
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