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The DPAs and Their Cooperation: How Far Are We in Making Enforcement of Data Protection Law More European?

Hielke Hijmans

DOI https://doi.org/10.21552/EDPL/2016/3/11



This article discusses the Europeanisation of enforcement by DPAs. The GDPR increases the European dimension of the DPAs' task and introduces a one stop shop mechanism with a lead DPA and a consistency mechanism. These changes aim at creating a level playing field, whilst respecting powers of national authorities. The article shows that it is not easy to reconcile these two purposes and that the relevant provisions of the GDPR are ambiguous. Much will depend on how the cooperation mechanisms of DPAs will be put into practice. The article suggests that the EDPB adopts guidelines to stimulate the DPAs to use the cooperation mechanisms in a proactive manner.

Hielke Hijmans works from 1 October 2016 as independent consultant and researcher in the areas of EU law and data protection. On a part time basis, he is Senior Policy Advisor of the Centre for Informational Policy Leadership. The author thanks Herke Kranenborg for his comments on an earlier draft. For correspondence: <mailto:hielke.hijmans@gmail.com>.

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