# GDPR Article 65 — Dispute resolution by the Board

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- Section: [Compliance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance) › [GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr) › Articles 61–70
- Last updated: 2026-06-05
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**GDPR**·Article `Article 65`·low·Component: **Chapter VII: Cooperation and Consistency**

## What this control requires

> Implement a process for the Board to adopt binding decisions in disputes, such as objections to a lead supervisory authority's draft decision (Article 60(4)), conflicts over competency, or non-compliance with Board opinions (Article 64). Decisions are made within 1-2 months by a two-thirds majority, binding all supervisory authorities, and published post-notification. This control addresses Cooperation and Consistency.
> 
> — GDPR, Article Article 65

### In plain English

Implement a process for the Board to adopt binding decisions in disputes, such as objections to a lead supervisory authority's draft decision (Article 60(4)), conflicts over competency, or non-compliance with Board opinions (Article 64). In practice, this means you can prove you process supervisory authority-level controls on a defined cadence.

## Why it matters

GDPR administrative fines reach the greater of €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) coordinates supervisory-authority enforcement across the EU/EEA, and DPAs publish enforcement decisions citing specific Articles.

## What an auditor looks for

A DPA or privacy auditor expects: a Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) entry, a documented lawful basis, evidence the Article's data-subject right is operationalised end-to-end, a named DPO contact (where required), and Article 30 records that match what the front-end actually does.

Within **Chapter VII: Cooperation and Consistency**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Article Article 65) and look for objective evidence on the latest two assessment cycles.

## How to implement

#### Policy Management

**Docs.** Keep each policy in version-controlled Markdown alongside the code that implements it; ship a signed PDF snapshot at each annual review and link the SHA into the SoA.

### Operational checklist

-   **Process.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
-   **Notification.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
-   **Cooperation.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
-   **Supervisory.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
-   **Consistency.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
-   **Scope:** supervisory authority, notification, lead supervisory authority, board, article, conflicts over competency.

## Evidence to collect

-   **Policy Document.** A signed and version-controlled policy / standard / procedure document.

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Dispute resolution by the Board.

## Common pitfalls

-   Policies that no engineer has read; the version in Confluence drifts from the version that's actually being enforced.

## Related controls in GDPR

-   [**Article Article 56** — Competence of the lead supervisory authority](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-56-competence-of-the-lead-supervisory-authority)
-   [**Article Article 60** — Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-60-cooperation-between-the-lead-supervisory-authority-and-the-other-supervisory)
-   [**Article Article 67** — Exchange of information](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-67-exchange-of-information)
-   [**Article Article 53** — General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-53-general-conditions-for-the-members-of-the-supervisory-authority)
-   [**Article Article 69** — Independence](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-69-independence)
-   [**Article Article 54** — Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-54-rules-on-the-establishment-of-the-supervisory-authority)

## References

-   [European Union — GDPR](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj)
-   Catalogue identifier: `Article Article 65`

Topics: governance riskpolicy management

## Related compliance guidance

- [GDPR compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr): Start with the full GDPR implementation guide — scope, roadmap, evidence and how the assessment runs.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): The security management system most EU procurement teams ask for alongside a DPA; its controls supply much of the Article 32 evidence.
- [India's DPDP Act 2023: a practical compliance guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023): If engineering or support teams sit in India, the same data flows are also subject to India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act.