Consistency Mechanism
In order to ensure the consistent application of the General Data Protection Regulation throughout the European Union, the GDPR establishes a "consistency mechanism" that allows member state supervisory authorities to cooperate with one another. The mechanism applies particularly where a supervisory authority intends to adopt a measure intended to produce legal effects as regards processing operations which substantially affect a significant number of data subjects in several member states. When a member state supervisory authority intends to take action, such as approving a code of conduct or certification mechanism, it shall provide a draft to the European Data Protection Board, and the EDPB's members shall render an opinion on that draft, which the supervisory authority shall take into account and then either amend or decide to go forward with the draft in its original form. Should there be significant difference in opinion, the dispute resolution mechanism will be triggered.
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