CHAPTER VII - Cooperation and consistency

The discussions of the Board shall be confidential where the Board deems it necessary, as provided for in its rules of procedure. Access to documents submitted to members of the Board, experts and representatives of third parties shall be governed by Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The Board shall have a secretariat, which shall be provided by the European Data Protection Supervisor. The secretariat shall perform its tasks exclusively under the instructions of the Chair of the Board. The staff of the European Data Protection Supervisor involved in carrying out the tasks conferred on the Board by this Regulation shall be

The Chair shall have the following tasks: to convene the meetings of the Board and prepare its agenda; to notify decisions adopted by the Board pursuant to Article 65 to the lead supervisory authority and the supervisory authorities concerned; to ensure the timely performance of the tasks of the Board, in particular in relation to

The Board shall elect a chair and two deputy chairs from amongst its members by simple majority. The term of office of the Chair and of the deputy chairs shall be five years and be renewable once.

The Board shall take decisions by a simple majority of its members, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure by a two-thirds majority of its members and organise its own operational arrangements.

The Board shall draw up an annual report regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to processing in the Union and, where relevant, in third countries and international organisations. The report shall be made public and be transmitted to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission. The annual report shall include

The Board shall ensure the consistent application of this Regulation. To that end, the Board shall, on its own initiative or, where relevant, at the request of the Commission, in particular: monitor and ensure the correct application of this Regulation in the cases provided for in Articles 64 and 65 without prejudice to the tasks

The Board shall act independently when performing its tasks or exercising its powers pursuant to Articles 70 and 71. Without prejudice to requests by the Commission referred to in Article 70(1) and (2), the Board shall, in the performance of its tasks or the exercise of its powers, neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

The European Data Protection Board (the ‘Board’) is hereby established as a body of the Union and shall have legal personality. The Board shall be represented by its Chair. The Board shall be composed of the head of one supervisory authority of each Member State and of the European Data Protection Supervisor, or their respective