The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and delivered an opinion on 7 March 2012¹.
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Why Recital 172 Matters for GDPR Compliance?
Recital 172 explains that the European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted during the drafting of the GDPR, which supports the Regulation’s legitimacy and consistency with existing EU data protection frameworks. It shows that GDPR was developed with input from the relevant supervisory authority at EU level, helping align the Regulation with broader institutional and legal requirements. For compliance teams, this recital is useful as background context because it confirms that GDPR’s final text was shaped through formal consultation and oversight rather than adopted in isolation.