Article 24. Responsibility of the controller

(1) Taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risks of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and to be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with this Law. Those measures shall be reviewed and updated where necessary.

(2) Where proportionate in relation to processing operations, the measures referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the implementation of appropriate data protection policies by the controller.

(3) Adherence to codes of conduct approved in accordance with art. 40 or to a certification mechanism approved in accordance with art. 42 may be used as an element by which to demonstrate compliance with the obligations of the controller.