The object of the public consultation if the guideline on the certification of criteria (addendum to the Guideline 1/2018 on certification and individuation of certification criteria according to articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation) adopted by the EDPB (European Data Protection Board) in April.
The purposes of this guideline is clarify the elements of the guideline EDPB 1/2018 on certification and individuation of certification criteria according to articles 42 and 43 f the Regulation 2016/679 to assist: data subjects affected into the drawing up of certification criteria according to the General Data Protection Regulation, the Supervisory Authorities and the EDPB for being able to provide coherent assessment in relation to the approval of certification criteria (both for national system and for data protection seals of the European Union). The public has the possibility to express their own position, opinion or consent or disagreement with Guidelines until the 26th of May 2021.
The EDPB organizes public consultations on guidelines, recommendations that face many objects of personal data protection according to article 70, paragraph 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation in order to engage the public in their creation. The public consultations are a way to increase the transparency and the openness of the supervisory authorities of personal data protection all over the European Economic Area.
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