The establishment in Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Data Protection Supervisor, who is empowered to perform his or her tasks and exercise his or her powers with complete independence, is an essential component of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of their personal data.
Cuid fhíor-riachtanach de chosaint daoine nádúrtha i ndáil le próiseáil a sonraí pearsanta is ea an Maoirseoir Eorpach ar Chosaint Sonraí a bhunú i Rialachán (AE) Uimh 45/2001 a bhfuil an chumhacht aige nó aici a chúraimí nó a cúraimí agus a chumhachtaí nó a cumhachtaí a chomhlíonadh ar shlí atá go hiomlán neamhspleách.