Article 37 – Competent authorities and data coordinators

Each Member State shall designate one or more competent authorities to be responsible for the application and enforcement of this Regulation, with exception of Chapters VIIb and VIIc (competent authorities). Member States may establish one or more new authorities or rely on existing authorities.

The supervisory authorities responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation insofar as the protection of personal data is concerned. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation insofar as it concerns the Commission, the European Central Bank or Union bodies. The tasks and powers of the supervisory authorities referred to in this paragraph shall be exercised with regard to the processing of personal data.

cooperating with competent authorities of other Member States and, where relevant, with the Commission, or the EDIB, or BEREC, to ensure the consistent and efficient application of this Regulation, including the exchange of all relevant information by electronic means, without undue delay, including regarding paragraph 10 of this Article;

cooperating with the relevant competent authorities responsible for the implementation of other Union or national legal acts, including with authorities competent in the field of data and electronic communication services, with the supervisory authority responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or with sectoral authorities to ensure that this Regulation is enforced consistently with other Union and national law, including the exchange of all relevant information;

BEREC shall facilitate regular exchanges among national competent authorities responsible for the application and enforcement of Articles 23 to 31 and Articles 34 and 35 of this Regulation and shall collect and disseminate, among those national competent authorities, best practices for the application and enforcement of those articles.