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The Commission shall designate a representative. The Chair of the Board shall communicate to the Commission the activities of the Board.\n6. <a id=\"p-6\"></a>In the cases referred to in [Article 65](65.md), the European Data Protection Supervisor shall have voting rights only on decisions which concern principles and rules applicable to the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies which correspond in substance to those of this Regulation.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter VII — Cooperation and consistency](../chapters/vii.md) · [← Article 67](67.md) · [Article 69 →](69.md)\n"}