A new Article 17 shall be added after the new Article 16 of the Convention as follows:
“Article 17 – Forms of co-operation
- 1.
- The supervisory authorities shall co-operate with one another to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties and exercise of their powers, in particular by:
- a)providing mutual assistance by exchanging relevant and useful information and co-operating with each other under the condition that, as regards the protection of personal data, all the rules and safeguards of this Convention are complied with;
- b)co-ordinating their investigations or interventions, or conducting joint actions;
- c)providing information and documentation on their law and administrative practice relating to data protection.
- 2.
- The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include personal data undergoing processing unless such data are essential for co-operation, or where the data subject concerned has given explicit, specific, free and informed consent to its provision.
- 3.
- In order to organise their co-operation and to perform the duties set out in the preceding paragraphs, the supervisory authorities of the Parties shall form a network.”
