Article 29 Working Party

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party was set up under the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.

It has advisory status and acts independently.

Composition & Structure
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party is composed of:

+ a representative of the supervisory authority (ies) designated by each EU country;
+ a representative of the authority (ies) established for the EU institutions and bodies;
+ a representative of the European Commission.

The Working Party's secretariat is provided by the European Commission.

DG Justice of the European Commission hosts a website for the Article 29 Working Party.

• Primary Source

Wikipedia: Article 29 Working Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_29_Working_Party

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