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17 June 2013

Credible cyber security strategy in the EU needs to be built on privacy and trust. Please read the EDPS opinion and the press release.

13 June 2013

EDPS opinion on the notification for prior checking from the Data Protection Officer of the European Ombudsman on PERSEO

13 June 2013

EDPS formal comments on the Commission Delegated Regulations on "Data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users" and "Provision of information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles"

10 June 2013

Statement: EDPS following the NSA story

05 June 2013

EDPS opinion on the notification for prior checking concerning leave management at European Environment Agency

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Network of DPOs

Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 provides that every Community institution and body must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). He or she is fundamental in ensuring that these administrations respect their data protection obligations.

Some institutions have also provided for an assistant or deputy DPO. The European Commission has appointed a Data Protection Coordinator (DPC) in each directorate-general (DG). This has been justified by the size of the institution and the necessity to have relays in the different DGs. It has also appointed a specific DPO for OLAF.

Some DPOs were appointed even before the EDPS started his activities, some after. They have proved to be of high importance, not only because of their internal work within the institution or body, but also in the establishment of a DPO network. This network, which meets at regular intervals, has been a useful forum for exchanging views on common issues and to provide advice. Apart from bilateral meetings and contacts with the DPOs, the EDPS also takes part in the regular meetings of the DPO network. These meetings serve as useful means for exchange of information and discussions on current issues.

The Data Protection Officers have various functions:

ensuring that controllers and data subjects are informed of their rights and obligations;
ensuring in an independent manner the internal application of the Regulation;
carrying out inquiries where necessary;
keeping a register of the processing operations carried out by the controller;
notifying the EDPS of processing operations which may present specific risks;
responding to requests from the EDPS and cooperating with the EDPS.

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> The EDPS has presented his view on the role of the DPOs in a position paper.

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> The EDPS Report on the Status of Data Protection Officers (DPOs)

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On 24 November 2010, the EDPS sent a letter to all Directors and Heads of EU institutions and agencies endorsing the DPO paper on "Professional Standards for Data Protection Officers of the EU Institutions and bodies working under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001" finalised at the meeting of the DPO network on 14 October 2010.

> Professional Standards for Data Protection Officers of the EU Institutions and bodies working under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001

Data Protection Officers appointed by the EU institutions and bodies

Council of the European Union	Carmen LOPEZ RUIZ
European Parliament	Secondo SABBIONI
European Commission	Philippe RENAUDIERE
Court of Justice of the European Union	Valerio Agostino PLACCO
Court of Auditors	Johan VAN DAMME
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)	Lucas CAMARENA JANUZEC
Committee of the Regions (CoR)	Rastislav SPÁC
European Investment Bank (EIB)	Alberto SOUTO DE MIRANDA
European External Action Service (EEAS)	Carine CLAEYS
European Ombudsman	Rosita AGNEW
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)	Sylvie PICARD
European Central Bank (ECB)	Frederik MALFRERE
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)	Laraine LAUDATI
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)	Martin GARNIER
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM)	Gregor SCHNEIDER
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)	Nikolaos FIKATAS
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)	Paul MARTINET
European Medicines Agency (EMEA)	Alessandro SPINA
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)	Véronique DOREAU
European Training Foundation (ETF)	Tiziana CICCARONE
European Asylum Support Office (EASO)	Paula McCLURE
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)	Ulrike LECHNER
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)	Markus GRIMMEISEN
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)	Ignacio VÁZQUEZ MOLINÍ
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)	Claus REUNIS
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Malgorzata NESTEROWICZ
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)	Spyros ANTONIOU
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)	Hubert MONET
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)	Emmanuelle BRUN
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)	Rieke ARNDT
European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC)	Jean-Baptiste TAUPIN
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)	Ramunas LUNSKUS
European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA)	Triinu VOLMER
European Railway Agency (ERA)	Zografia PYLORIDOU
Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC)	Beata HARTWIG
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)	Rebecca TROTT
European Environment Agency (EEA)	Olivier CORNU
European Investment Fund (EIF)	Jobst NEUSS
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Border (FRONTEX)	Sakari VUORENSOLA
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)	Stephan KARAS
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)	Francesca PAVESI (DPO) Frank MANUHUTU (deputy DPO)
Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)	Elena FIERRO SEDANO
Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA)	Zsófia SZILVÁSSY
European Banking Authority (EBA)	Joseph MIFSUD
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)	Bo BALDUYCK
European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)	Nadine KOLLOCZEK
Research Executive Agency (REA)	Evangelos TSAVALOPOULOS
European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)	Frederik MALFRÈRE
Fusion for Energy	Angela BARDENHEWER-RATING
SESAR Joint Undertaking	Daniella PAVKOVIC
ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking	Anne SALAÜN
Clean Sky Joint Undertaking	Bruno MASTANTUONO
Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking	Estefania RIBEIRO
Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking	Nicolas BRAHY
European Insurance and Occupations Pensions Authority (EIOPA)	Catherine COUCKE
Collège européen de police (CEPOL)	Leelo KILG-THORNLEY
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)	Roberta MAGGIO (DPO)
European Defence Agency (EDA)	Alain-Pierre LOUIS
ENIAC Joint Undertaking	Marc JEUNIAUX
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)	Michele Marco CHIODI