European Data Protection Supervisor

The European Parliament and the Council have enacted Regulation (EC) 45/2001 concerning the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. This Regulation establishes an independent supervisory authority, called the European Data Protection Supervisor, responsible for monitoring the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies. Besides, each institution has a Data Protection Officer who will cooperate with the EDPS and in particular notify him of certain sensitive data processing operations, such as those relating to health matters and evaluation of staff.