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GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679

Article 58: Powers

GDPR Art. 58, Chapter VI, Section 2

1. Each supervisory authority shall have all of the following investigative powers: (a) to order the controller and the processor, and, where applicable, the controller's or the processor's representative to provide any information it requires for the performance of its tasks; (b) to carry out investigations in the form of data protection audits; (c) to carry out a review on certifications issued

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