L 119/128
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
4.5.2016
(e) issue guidelines, recommendations and best practices in accordance with point (b) of this subparagraph as to the
circumstances in which a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural
persons as referred to in Article 31(1);
(f) review the practical application of the guidelines, recommendations and best practices referred to in points (b)
and (c);
(g) provide the Commission with an opinion for the assessment of the adequacy of the level of protection in a third
country, a territory or one or more specified sectors within a third country, or an international organisation,
including for the assessment whether such a third country, territory, specified sector, or international organisation
no longer ensures an adequate level of protection;
(h) promote the cooperation and the effective bilateral and multilateral exchange of information and best practices
between the supervisory authorities;
(i) promote common training programmes and facilitate personnel exchanges between the supervisory authorities and,
where appropriate, with the supervisory authorities of third countries or with international organisations;
(j) promote the exchange of knowledge and documentation on data protection law and practice with data protection
supervisory authorities worldwide.
With regard to point (g) of the first subparagraph, the Commission shall provide the Board with all necessary documen
tation, including correspondence with the government of the third country, with the territory or specified sector within
that third country, or with the international organisation.
2.
Where the Commission requests advice from the Board, it may indicate a time limit, taking into account the
urgency of the matter.
3.
The Board shall forward its opinions, guidelines, recommendations and best practices to the Commission and to
the committee referred to in Article 58(1) and make them public.
4.
The Commission shall inform the Board of the action it has taken following opinions, guidelines, recommen
dations and best practices issued by the Board.
CHAPTER VIII
Remedies, liability and penalties
Article 52
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
1.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, Member States shall provide for every data
subject to have the right to lodge a complaint with a single supervisory authority, if the data subject considers that the
processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
2.
Member States shall provide for the supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged to transmit it
to the competent supervisory authority, without undue delay if the complaint is not lodged with the supervisory
authority that is competent pursuant to Article 45(1). The data subject shall be informed about the transmission.
3.
Member States shall provide for the supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged to provide
further assistance on request of the data subject.
4.
The data subject shall be informed by the competent supervisory authority of the progress and the outcome of the
complaint, including of the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 53.
Article 53
Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority
1.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, Member States shall provide for the right of
a natural or legal person to an effective judicial remedy against a legally binding decision of a supervisory authority
concerning them.
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