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The national data protection authorities therefore play a central role, but the relative imbalance between the human and financial resources allocated to them in different Member States can jeopardise their effectiveness and ultimately the complete independence required under the Regulation. It can also negatively impact the way the data protection authorities are able to exercise powers such as their investigation powers. Member States are encouraged to fulfil their legal obligation to provide their national data protection authority with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and exercise of their powers. 47

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.