On July 13, the Spanish Data Protection Agency ("SDPA"), in collaboration with the National Entity of Accreditation ("ENAC"), presented the Data Protection Officer Certificate (source document in Spanish). The SDPA became the first European Data Protection Authority to implement a framework to appoint a Data Protection Officer and a Data Protection Officer Certificate. Although certification is not required to become a Data Protection Officer, the process will benchmark the standards and qualifications of Data Protection Officer candidates.
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