The obligation to cooperate and collaborate with the supervisory authority under the GDPR represents an important innovation in data protection compared to the old legal situation. This entitles internal or external data protection officers to communicate directly with the supervisory authority. This circumstance is also of importance for the supervisory authority, which in the past had to address itself primarily to the company management.
Here, the internal or external data protection officer will maintain communication with the supervisory authorities in close coordination with the management.