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This provision defines the territorial competence of each supervisory authority, limiting it to the territory of its own Member State. It provides that the one-stop-shop mechanism under Article 56 does not apply to processing by public authorities or private bodies acting under a legal obligation or public interest basis, and excludes courts acting in their judicial capacity from supervisory authority oversight.

Art. 55 GDPR

Competence

(1.)Each shall be competent for the performance of the tasks assigned to and the exercise of the powers conferred on it in accordance with this Regulation on the territory of its own Member State.
(2.)Where is carried out by public authorities or private bodies acting on the basis of point (c) or (e) of Article 6(1), the of the Member State concerned shall be competent. In such cases Article 56 does not apply.
(3.)Supervisory authorities shall not be competent to supervise operations of courts acting in their judicial capacity.
Source:
EUR-Lex CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
Citation:
OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 127, 23.05.2018, p. 2
As of:
2016-05-04
Retrieved:
2026-02-25