CHAPTER VII U.K. Cooperation

Article 51U.K.Tasks of the Board

1.The Board established by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall perform all of the following tasks in relation to processing within the scope of this Directive:

(a)advise the Commission on any issue related to the protection of personal data in the Union, including on any proposed amendment of this Directive;

(b)examine, on its own initiative, on request of one of its members or on request of the Commission, any question covering the application of this Directive and issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices in order to encourage consistent application of this Directive;

(c)draw up guidelines for supervisory authorities concerning the application of measures referred to in Article 47(1) and (3);

(d)issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices in accordance with point (b) of this subparagraph for establishing personal data breaches and determining the undue delay referred to in Article 30(1) and (2) and for the particular circumstances in which a controller or a processor is required to notify the personal data breach;

(e)issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices in accordance with point (b) of this subparagraph as to the circumstances in which a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons as referred to in Article 31(1);

[X1(f) review the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices;]

(g)provide the Commission with an opinion for the assessment of the adequacy of the level of protection in a third country, a territory or one or more specified sectors within a third country, or an international organisation, including for the assessment whether such a third country, territory, specified sector, or international organisation no longer ensures an adequate level of protection;

(h)promote the cooperation and the effective bilateral and multilateral exchange of information and best practices between the supervisory authorities;

(i)promote common training programmes and facilitate personnel exchanges between the supervisory authorities and, where appropriate, with the supervisory authorities of third countries or with international organisations;

(j)promote the exchange of knowledge and documentation on data protection law and practice with data protection supervisory authorities worldwide.

With regard to point (g) of the first subparagraph, the Commission shall provide the Board with all necessary documentation, including correspondence with the government of the third country, with the territory or specified sector within that third country, or with the international organisation.

2.Where the Commission requests advice from the Board, it may indicate a time limit, taking into account the urgency of the matter.

3.The Board shall forward its opinions, guidelines, recommendations and best practices to the Commission and to the committee referred to in Article 58(1) and make them public.

4.The Commission shall inform the Board of the action it has taken following opinions, guidelines, recommendations and best practices issued by the Board.

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