main establishment definition

main establishment means: (a) as regards a controller with establishments in more than one Member State, the place of its central administration in the Union, unless the decisions on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data are taken in another establishment of the controller in the Union and the latter establishment has the power to have such decisions implemented, in which case the establishment having taken such decisions is to be considered to be the main establishment; (b) as regards a processor with establishments in more than one Member State, the place of its central administration in the Union, or, if the processor has no central administration in the Union, the establishment of the processor in the Union where the main processing activities in the context of the activities of an establishment of the processor take place to the extent that the processor is subject to specific obligations under this Regulation;
main establishment means as regards the controller, the place of its establishment in the Union where the main decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken; if no decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken in the Union, the main establishment is the place where the main processing activities in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller in the Union take place. As regards the processor, 'main establishment' means the place of its central administration in the Union;
main establishment means the head office or registered office of the provider of relevant information society services within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised.

Examples of main establishment in a sentence

  • This Data Processing Agreement and any contractual obligations arising out of or in relation to it shall be governed by the national law of the Main Establishment of the Data Controller.


More Definitions of main establishment

main establishment of a legal entity means the place of its central administration in the Union;
main establishment means the place of establishment in the Member State where the main decisions are taken as to the investments in and conduct of the provision of electronic communications services or networks in the Union;
main establishment means the head office or registered office within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised.
main establishment means the place of establishment of the undertaking or group of undertakings in the Union, whether controller or processor, where the main decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken. The following objective criteria may be considered among others: the location of the controller or processor's headquarters; the location of the entity within a group of undertakings which is best placed in terms of management functions and administrative responsibilities to deal with and enforce the rules as set out in this Regulation; the location where effective and real management activities are exercised determining the data processing through stable arrangements;
main establishment means the head office or registered office of the hosting service provider within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised.
main establishment means the location as designated by the undertaking or group of undertakings, whether controller or processor, subject to the consistency mechanism set out in Article 57, on the basis of, but not limited to, the following optional objective criteria:
main establishment means where the controller’s or the processor's central administration in the Union is located and, in case of the controller, where the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are determined;