First “European Privacy Certificate” approved by EDPB (10.10.2022)
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has approved the Europrivacy criteria for certification as the “European Data Protection Seal”(common certification) under Article 42 (5) of the GDPR.
With the certificate, companies can now evaluate and formally approve their data processing compliance, and Europrivacy certificates will be officially recognised in all EU countries.
Certifications are important mechanisms defined in the GDPR as they enable controllers and processors to demonstrate compliance with GDPR.
🌿 This is significant because, up until now, the Commission has not officially approved a certification that reflects the requirements and GDPR principles.
Europrivacy certification mechanism-My Highlights
The Europrivacy certification mechanism is a general scheme as it targets a wide range of processing operations performed by controllers and processors from various sectors of activity.
👉🏻 The primary criteria of this certification mechanism consist of “Core criteria” and “TOMs checks and controls” concerning the technological and organisational measures in place to protect the personal data being processed.
