The Need For The Appointment Of "Representatives" Under European Digital Law

1. Introduction

European laws increasingly contain provisions on the mandatory appointment of "representatives". Depending on the subject matter of the respective law, these representatives have different tasks and must fulfill different requirements. In this article, some of the most important (legal) representatives that exist under EU digital laws will therefore be discussed in more detail.

1. GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation regulates in particular the processing of personal data.

Article 27 (1) GDPR states that a "representative in the (European) Union" needs to be appointed if personal data of data subjects who are in the Union is processed by a company not established in the EU, where the data processing activities are related to: