Source: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88 · Consolidated text

Article 72 Procédure

Summary What does Article 72 of the GDPR regulation say?

This brief procedural article governs how the European Data Protection Board (the Board) makes decisions and organises itself internally.

It establishes the default voting threshold for Board decisions and sets a higher bar for the adoption of the Board's own internal rules of procedure.

It sits within the chapter dedicated to the Board's structure and operation, complementing articles that define the Board's composition, tasks, and leadership arrangements.

Important points:

The Board takes decisions by a simple majority of its members, unless this Regulation specifies otherwise.
The Board adopts its own rules of procedure by a two-thirds majority of its members.
The Board is responsible for organising its own operational arrangements.

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1. Le comité prend ses décisions à la majorité simple de ses membres, sauf disposition contraire du présent règlement.
1. Le comité adopte son règlement intérieur à la majorité des deux tiers de ses membres et détermine ses modalités de fonctionnement.

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