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CELEX 32016R0679 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter VI

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1. Each supervisory authority shall have all of the following investigative powers:

(a)

to order the controller and the processor, and, where applicable, the controller's or the processor's representative to provide any information it requires for the performance of its tasks;

(b)

to carry out investigations in the form of data protection audits;

(c)

to carry out a review on certifications issued pursuant to Article 42(7);

(d)

to notify the controller or the processor of an alleged infringement of this Regulation;

(e)

to obtain, from the controller and the processor, access to all personal data and to all information necessary for the performance of its tasks;

(f)

to obtain access to any premises of the controller and the processor, including to any data processing equipment and means, in accordance with Union or Member State procedural law.

2. Each supervisory authority shall have all of the following corrective powers:

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Judgments of the Court of Justice

3 decisions

  • C-768/21Court of Justice of the European Union

    TR v Land Hessen

    Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(a) and (f) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Article 58(2) – Corrective powers – Administrative fine – Discretion of the supervisory authority – Limits.

  • C-46/23Court of Justice of the European Union

    Budapest Főváros IV. Kerület Újpest Önkormányzat Polgármesteri Hivatala v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság

    Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 58(2)(d) and (g) – Powers of the supervisory authority of a Member State – Paragraph 17(1) – Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) – Erasure of unlawfully processed personal data – Power of the national supervisory authority to order the controller or processor to erase those data without a prior request from the data subject.

  • C-807/21Court of Justice of the European Union

    Deutsche Wohnen SE v Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin

    Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 4(7) – Concept of ‘controller’ – Article 58(2) – Powers of supervisory authorities to apply corrective measures – Article 83 – Imposition of administrative fines on a legal person – Conditions – Discretion of the Member States – Requirement that the infringement be intentional or negligent.

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