What are the tasks of an EU representative under Art. 27 GDPR?

Written by Aylin Stadtsholte on 9. September 2025.

The EU representative pursuant to Art. 27 GDPR acts as a central point of contact for data protection issues in Europe – both for employees of the non-European organisation and for European and national supervisory authorities as well as for data subjects whose personal data is processed.

In addition, the representative supports the organisation in fulfilling its data protection obligations. This includes in particular:

receiving and forwarding requests from data subjects (e.g., requests for information or erasure)
communicating with supervisory authorities,
and providing the record of processing activities upon request.

Note: This information does not replace individual legal advice.