| TD: Designation of the Data Protection Officer Based on Expertise and Professional Qualities

Designation of the Data Protection Officer Based on Expertise and Professional Qualities, v1.0

Specifies requirements in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Art. 37(5).

Assessment Step

1 Designation of the Data Protection Officer Based on Expertise and Professional Qualities (DesignationoftheDataProtectionOfficerBasedonExpertiseandProfessionalQualities) Does the entity designate a data protection officer based on professional qualities, including expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and the ability to fulfil the responsibilities described in Article 39? Artifact A1 Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) and supporting notes as appropriate to support the assessor's response to this assessment step.

Conformance Criteria (1)

Designation of the Data Protection Officer Based on Expertise and Professional Qualities The data controller and the data processor must designate a data protection officer based on professional qualities and, in particular, expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and the ability to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 39. Citation GDPR Art. 37(5), Recital 97

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https://artifacts.trustmarkinitiative.org/lib/tds/designation-of-the-data-protection-officer-based-on-expertise-and-professional-qualities/1.0/

Publication Date

2025-05-15

Issuing Organization

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Keywords

GDPR, Data Protection, Privacy, Data Privacy

Issuance Criteria

no(NONE)

Target Recipient

Entities that want to demonstrate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88), in the role of a Data Controller or a Data Processor.

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GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1-88).

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