Romania
The objective of the National Supervisory Authority is to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and in particular their right to private, family and private life, in relation to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. Among the main tasks of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing and its President, established in accordance with the GDPR, are: monitoring the uniform application of personal data protection legislation by all entities acting as data controllers; regulation, through the drafting of binding decisions and instructions, which are published in the Official Gazette of Romania; endorsement of draft legislation on personal data protection; guidance, through advisory activity, including to Parliament, the Government and other public authorities or institutions and to entities acting as data controllers, and informing data subjects and the public of their obligations under the legislation on personal data protection and the rights guaranteed by law; monitoring the fulfilment of legal obligations by personal data controllers, through powers to investigate violations of data subjects' rights, ex officio or upon receipt of a complaint or referral;
applying corrective measures in cases where breaches of the relevant legislation are found; cooperation and mutual assistance with the supervisory authorities of the other Member States, as well as cooperation with the European Commission and the European Data Protection Board, in the framework of the mechanism to ensure consistency in the application of the General Data Protection Regulation throughout the EU; informing the Parliament, the Government, the European Commission, and the European Data Protection Board on its activities by means of an annual activity report. In addition to the national authority, there is the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) acting at both the European and national level. The EDPB is an independent European body. It is the umbrella organization which brings together the national data protection authorities (National Supervisory Authorities) of the countries in the European Economic Area, as well as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for ensuring a consistent application and enforcement of data protection law across the EEA, and providing general guidance (including guidelines, recommendations and best practices).
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