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5419/16
AV/NT/sr
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DGD 2
EN
(121) The general conditions for the member or members of the supervisory authority should be
laid down by law in each Member State and should in particular provide that those
members are to be appointed, by means of a transparent procedure, either by the
parliament, government or the head of State of the Member State on the basis of a proposal
from the government, a member of the government, the parliament or a chamber of the
parliament, or by an independent body entrusted under Member State law. In order to
ensure the independence of the supervisory authority, the member or members should act
with integrity, refrain from any action that is incompatible with their duties and should not,
during their term of office, engage in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not.
The supervisory authority should have its own staff, chosen by the supervisory authority or
an independent body established by Member State law, which should be subject to the
exclusive direction of the member or members of the supervisory authority.
(122) Each supervisory authority should be competent on the territory of its own Member State
to exercise the powers and to perform the tasks conferred on it in accordance with this
Regulation. This should cover in particular the processing in the context of the activities of
an establishment of the controller or processor on the territory of its own Member State,
the processing of personal data carried out by public authorities or private bodies acting in
the public interest, processing affecting data subjects on its territory or processing carried
out by a controller or processor not established in the Union when targeting data subjects
residing on its territory. This should include handling complaints lodged by a data subject,
conducting investigations on the application of this Regulation and promoting public
awareness of the risks, rules, safeguards and rights in relation to the processing of personal
data.