--- title: "Article 24 — Responsibility of the controller" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" source_retrieved: 2026-09-28 shortTitle: "Article 24 — Responsibility of the controller" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" instrument: gdpr celex: "32016R0679" regulation: GDPR regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" article: 24 status: in_force object_id: eu.gdpr.legal_text.article.24 text_version: "Consolidated version of 4 May 2016" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 4 May 2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504)* 1. Taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of [processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/processing) as well as the risks of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the [controller](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/controller) shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and to be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with this Regulation. Those measures shall be reviewed and updated where necessary. 2. Where proportionate in relation to processing activities, the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the implementation of appropriate data protection policies by the controller. 3. Adherence to approved codes of conduct as referred to in [Article 40](40.md) or approved certification mechanisms as referred to in [Article 42](42.md) may be used as an element by which to demonstrate compliance with the obligations of the controller. *** [Chapter IV — Controller and processor](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 23](23.md) · [Article 25 →](25.md)