The appointment of the DPO in the main European countries. What additional practical obligations in light of the European national data protection laws coordinated with the GDPR.

In this article, Prof. Avv. Alessandro del Ninno analyzes the mandatory obligations - regarding the appointment of the DPO - required: (a) by the national data protection laws of the EU Member States, in coordination with the GDPR; (2) by the national data protection laws of other European countries not belonging to the EU.

The article provides practical indications for the appointment of the DPO - where mandatory - in the various European countries where the following entities process personal data:

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• private companies with offices abroad (or processing of personal data carried out abroad) required to appoint the DPO;
• ublic bodies and institutions with offices abroad (or processing of personal data carried out abroad) required to appoint the DPO;
• Data Controllers and Data processors in general with seats (or processing of personal data carried out) abroad required to appoint the DPO.