# Commission Decision (EU) 2020/969 of 3 July 2020 laying down implementing rules concerning the Data Protection Officer, restrictions of data subjects’ rights and the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Decision 2008/597/EC, Article 12: Administration and management

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The DPO shall be attached for administrative purposes to the Secretariat-General. In this context, the DPO shall participate in preparing the Annual Management Plan and the Draft Preliminary Budget of the Secretariat-General.
2. The DPO shall be the reporting officer for the staff of the Data Protection Office. The Deputy Secretary-General shall be the countersigning officer. The DPO shall participate in the management coordination of the Secretariat-General as appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/969/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-969/article-12
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