Procedural right – Language of the final decision Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Problem Sometimes the language of the decision is different from the language of the complaint (especially in Member States with multiple official languages, like in...
Effective procedure – final decision: violation found but no action taken Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Problem Some SAs adopt a decision in which they confirm that a violation took place but still do not take any action. Ideal Solution The text...
Procedural rights – the complainant is not always notified of the final decision or provided with a full copy thereof Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Problem Sometimes the complainants are not informed about the issuance of a final decision,...
EDPB lacks the competence to take well-informed decisions Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Article 65 and 66. Problem The EDPB is a decision-making body but lacks any competence to collect information or evidence (striking compared to other EU Agencies...
EDPB binding directions too broad or disregarded Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Article 65. Problem When implementing the EDPB decision, SAs ‘must’ follow the binding directions of the EDPB. These binding directions, however, are often...
EDPB deadline for decision-making is too short Article(s) involved (national, EU, or other): Article 65 and 66. Problem A deadline of one month (potentially extended by a further month) is too little to take well-informed decisions. There is then no time to request...
