Article 29 Data Protection Working Party

The Article 29 Working Party is the Working Party on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data. It is one of the bodies competent for interpreting the provisions of the EU Directive on the Protection of Personal Data. It carries out this task by issuing recommendations, opinions and working documents on different aspects of the EU Directive on the Protection of Personal Data. The Article 29 Working Party is composed of representatives of the national data protection authorities of the EU Member States, representatives of the European Data Protection Supervisor and representatives of the European Commission.