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competent authority
Defined in 2 EU acts of the Digital group: EUDPR First Free Flow Regulation Own wording
EUDPR, Article 3(11) First adopted 2018-10-23
any public authority in a Member State competent for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public securityFree Flow Regulation, Article 3(6) Own wording adopted 2018-11-14
any public an authority in of a Member State competent or any other entity authorised by national law to perform a public function or to exercise official authority, that has the power to obtain access to data processed by a natural or legal person for the prevention performance of its official duties, investigation, detection as provided for by Union or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security national law
Compared with EUDPR: struck words are only in EUDPR, marked words only here.