Regulation laying down additional procedural rules related to the enforcement of the GDPR

Chapter VII – General and final provisions (Art. 34-37)

  • Art. 34 – Enforcement statistics on cases concerning cross-border processing

    1.   As part of the annual report to be drawn up under Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the Board shall provide statistics on the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in cases falling within the scope of this Regulation, and in particular:

    (a)

    the number of complaint-based and ex officio cases initiated;

    (b)

    the number of complaint-based and ex officio cases concluded;

    (c)

    the number of investigations requested by supervisory authorities concerned pursuant to Article 61(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

    (d)

    the number of complaints lodged;

    (e)

    the number of complaints fully or partially rejected or dismissed;

    (f)

    the average duration of complaint-based and ex officio cases concluded;

    (g)

    the number and amounts of administrative fines imposed pursuant to Articles 83 and 84 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

    2.   Where the statistics referred to in paragraph 1 are not directly available to the Board, the supervisory authorities shall, upon request, provide them to the Board in a timely manner.

  • Art. 35 – Commission report

    The Commission, as part of its report on the evaluation and review of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 under Article 97 of that Regulation, shall also report on the application and functioning of this Regulation.

  • Art. 36 – Transitional provisions

    Chapters III and IV shall apply to ex officio investigations opened after 2 April 2027 and to complaint-based investigations where the complaint was lodged after 2 April 2027.

    Chapters V and VI of this Regulation shall apply to all cases referred to dispute resolution under Article 65 and urgency procedure under Article 66(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 after 2 April 2027.

  • Art. 37 – Entry into force and application

    1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    2.   This Regulation shall apply from 2 April 2027.

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