Chapter VIIndependent supervisory authorities

Section 1 – Independent status

• Article 51Supervisory authority

  1. Each Member State shall provide for one or more independent public authorities to be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation, in order to protect the…

• Article 52Independence

  1. Each supervisory authority shall act with complete independence in performing its tasks and exercising its powers in accordance with this Regulation. 2. The member or members of…

• Article 53General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority

  1. Member States shall provide for each member of their supervisory authorities to be appointed by means of a transparent procedure by: — their parliament; — their government;…

• Article 54Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority

  1. Each Member State shall provide by law for all of the following: (a) the establishment of each supervisory authority; (b) the qualifications and eligibility conditions required to…

Section 2 – Competence, tasks and powers

• Article 55Competence

  1. Each supervisory authority shall be competent for the performance of the tasks assigned to and the exercise of the powers conferred on it in accordance with this…

• Article 56Competence of the lead supervisory authority

  1. Without prejudice to Article 55, the supervisory authority of the main establishment or of the single establishment of the controller or processor shall be competent to act…

• Article 57Tasks

  1. Without prejudice to other tasks set out under this Regulation, each supervisory authority shall on its territory: (a) monitor and enforce the application of this Regulation; (b)…

• Article 58Powers

  1. Each supervisory authority shall have all of the following investigative powers: (a) to order the controller and the processor, and, where applicable, the controller's or the processor's…

• Article 59Activity reports

  Each supervisory authority shall draw up an annual report on its activities, which may include a list of types of infringement notified and types of measures taken in…