GDPR·Article Article 95·low·Component: Chapter XI: Final Provisions

What this control requires

This control ensures that GDPR does not impose additional obligations on entities already subject to specific obligations under Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the provision of publicly available electronic communications services within the Union. This control addresses Final Provisions.
— GDPR, Article Article 95

In plain English

This control ensures that GDPR does not impose additional obligations on entities already subject to specific obligations under Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the provision of publicly available electronic communications services within the Union. In practice, this means you can prove you obligations directive 2002/58/ec-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 XI: Final Provisions, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Article Article 95) 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

  • Obligations. Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
  • Relationship. Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence.
  • Scope: directive 2002/58/ec.

Evidence to collect

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

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC.

Common pitfalls

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

How it maps to other frameworks

Computed from shared tags, control component and key-operation subjects — handy when you are reconciling controls across an audit.

Related controls in GDPR

References

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