AI Summary of Article 64 Opinion of the Board
The Board is mandated to issue opinions when a competent supervisory authority plans to implement certain measures, including drafting lists for data protection impact assessments, evaluating compliance of codes of conduct, approving accreditation requirements, and authorising contractual clauses.
In such cases, the Board must provide an opinion within eight weeks, extendable by an additional six, while ensuring timely communication of relevant information. Authorities are required to consider the Board's opinion seriously, communicating their final decision, whether to amend or maintain their initial draft, within two weeks.
Article 64 Opinion of the Board
1. The Board shall issue an opinion where a competent supervisory authority intends to adopt any of the measures below. To that end, the competent supervisory authority shall communicate the draft decision to the Board, when it:
(a) aims to adopt a list of the processing operations subject to the requirement for a data protection impact assessment pursuant to Article 35(4);
(b) concerns a matter pursuant to Article 40(7) whether a draft code of conduct or an amendment or extension to a code of conduct complies with this Regulation;
(c) aims to approve the requirements for accreditation of a body pursuant to Article 41(3), of a certification body pursuant to Article 43(3) or the criteria for certification referred to in Article 42(5);
(d) aims to determine standard data protection clauses referred to in point (d) of Article 46(2) and in Article 28(8);
(e) aims to authorise contractual clauses referred to in point (a) of Article 46(3); or