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matters is also competent in transparency matters. Each one of them has particular functions for their own regions, which mainly involves monitoring the application of the data protection regulation in their territory and specially when entities of the public sector of those regions are involved in the data processing. Nevertheless, the AEPD continues to serve as the overseeing authority across the entire territory, encompassing the three aforementioned regions with which it collaborates and enforces mechanisms for coherence.
Contencioso-Administrativo”) are responsible for authorizing, by means of an order, the requests for information issued by the AEPD and other independent administrative authorities at the state level to operators providing publicly available electronic communications services and providers of information society services, when this is necessary in accordance with the Spanish DP Law. Moreover, the Contentious- Administrative Section of the Supreme Court will decide about the request for authorization for the declaration provided for in the Fifth Additional Provision of the Spanish DP Law, when such request is made by the General Council of the Judiciary (“Consejo General del Poder Judicial”). Such Fifth Additional Provision of the Spanish DP Law refers to the judicial authorization in relation to decisions of the European Commission on international transfer of data. Finally, the Contentious- Administrative Section of the National Audience (“Audiencia Nacional”) will also decide about the request for authorization for the declaration provided for in the Fifth Additional Provision of the Spanish DP Law, when such request is made by the AEPD.
https://lopez-iborabogados.com/en/ 8.3. Role, functions and powers of civil/criminal courts in the field of data regulation The Central Administrative Courts (“Juzgados Centrales de lo
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