Publications

As part of its mission to monitor and verify the compliance of personal data with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force, the APDP's role includes:

• the formulation of reasoned opinions on the processing submitted by the competent administrative and judicial authorities;
• the issuance of a reasoned opinion on high-risk impact assessments;
• the authorization in certain cases of data transfers to a State, a territory or an international organization that does not ensure an adequate level of protection;
• the control (verifications and investigations) of the implementation of the processing operations;
• the validation and publication of the codes of conduct;
• the issuing of certifications and approvals to certification organizations, as well as their periodic reviews;
• the adoption and publication of guidelines or recommendations;
• the approval and publication of standard contractual clauses;
• the publication of a list of countries with an adequate level of protection.

It also draws up an annual activity report.