Effective Oversight. 1. The Parties shall have in place one or more public oversight authorities that: (a) exercise independent oversight functions and powers, including review, investigation and intervention, where appropriate on their own initiative; (b) have the power to accept and act upon complaints made by individuals relating to the measures implementing this Agreement; and (c) have the power to refer violations of law related to this Agreement for prosecution or disciplinary action when appropriate. 2. The European Union shall provide for oversight under this Article through its data protection authorities and those of the Member States. 3. The United States shall provide for oversight under this Article cumulatively through more than one authority, which may include, inter alia, inspectors general, chief privacy officers, government accountability offices, privacy and civil liberties oversight boards, and other applicable executive and legislative privacy or civil liberties review bodies.
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Samples: Agreement Between the United States of America and the European Union on the Protection of Personal Information Relating to the Prevention, Investigation, Detection, and Prosecution of Criminal Offenses, Agreement Between the United States of America and the European Union on the Protection of Personal Information, Agreement on the Protection of Personal Information
Effective Oversight. 1. The Parties shall have in place one or more public oversight authorities that:
(a) exercise independent oversight functions and powers, including review, investigation and intervention, where appropriate on their own initiative;
(b) have the power to accept and act upon complaints made by individuals relating to the measures implementing this Agreement; and
(c) have the power to refer violations of law related to this Agreement for prosecution or disciplinary action when appropriate.
2. The European Union shall provide for oversight under this Article through its data protection authorities and those of the its Member States.
3. The United States shall provide for oversight under this Article cumulatively through more than one authority, which may include, inter alia, inspectors general, chief privacy officers, government accountability offices, privacy and civil liberties oversight boards, and other applicable executive and legislative privacy or civil liberties review bodies.bodies.1
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