Chapter 7 · Co-operation and Consistency

Article 63Consistency mechanism

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Establishes the consistency mechanism so the GDPR is applied uniformly across the EU, with the EDPB coordinating and, where needed, deciding.

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Article 63 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Read the full, authoritative text on EUR-Lex.

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Verbatim text of Article 63 of the General Data Protection Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

In order to contribute to the consistent application of this Regulation throughout the Union, the supervisory authorities shall cooperate with each other and, where relevant, with the Commission, through the consistency mechanism as set out in this Section.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). Official text reproduced from EUR-Lex — © European Union. Only European Union legislation published in the Official Journal is deemed authentic.

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