Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection
Organisation name in original language
Poverenik za informacije od javnog značaja i zaštitu podataka o ličnosti
Category of human rights structure
Statutory human rights body
Country
Serbia
Type(s) of body
Data Protection Authority (DPA)
Legal source(s)
- Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance,Official Gazette RS, Nos 120/04, 54/07, 104/09, 36/10 and 105/21 (Zakon o slobodnom pristupu informacijama od javnog značaja)
- Law on Protection of Personal Data,Official Gazette RS, No 87/18 (Zakon o zaštiti podataka o ličnosti)
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversight
- Providing remedy
- Collecting data on human rights violations
- Performing promotional activities
- Other
Specific mandates
- Freedom of information
- Any other function under international human rights conventions, under EU legislation or under the national legal system
Structured cooperation with partners at national level
- Apart from cooperation based on the Law on Protection of Personal Data, there is no other structured cooperation at the national level. However, an agreement was concluded with the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade.
- Memoranda of understanding have been signed with the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, the Union of the Blind of Serbia and Propulsion.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Regular and structured cooperation exist with the Council of Europe; the International Conference of Information Commissioners; the Global Privacy Assembly; the European Data Protection Board; the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; GIZ; Austrian Development Agency; and the United States Agency for International Development.
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