# GDPR Recital 140

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), version 2026.1, in force since 25 May 2018. Read from https://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32016R0679. Each clause starts with its key, which is how to cite it.

## gdpr-recitals:rec-140

The Board should be assisted by a secretariat provided by the European Data Protection Supervisor. The staff of the European Data Protection Supervisor involved in carrying out the tasks conferred on the Board by this Regulation should perform its tasks exclusively under the instructions of, and report to, the Chair of the Board.

Page: https://dpolens.com/laws/gdpr/rec-140