1.   The controller shall consult the supervisory authority prior to processing where a data protection impact assessment under Article 35 indicates that the processing would result in a high risk in the absence of measures taken by the controller to mitigate the risk.

2.   Where the supervisory authority is of the opinion that the intended processing referred to in paragraph 1 would infringe this Regulation, in particular where the controller has insufficiently identified or mitigated the risk, the supervisory authority shall, within period of up to eight weeks of receipt of the request for consultation, provide written advice to the controller and, where applicable to the processor, and may use any of its powers referred to in Article 58. That period may be extended by six weeks, taking into account the complexity of the intended processing. The supervisory authority shall inform the controller and, where applicable, the processor, of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request for consultation together with the reasons for the delay. Those periods may be suspended until the supervisory authority has obtained information it has requested for the purposes of the consultation.

3.   When consulting the supervisory authority pursuant to paragraph 1, the controller shall provide the supervisory authority with:

4.   Member States shall consult the supervisory authority during the preparation of a proposal for a legislative measure to be adopted by a national parliament, or of a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, which relates to processing.

5.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member State law may require controllers to consult with, and obtain prior authorisation from, the supervisory authority in relation to processing by a controller for the performance of a task carried out by the controller in the public interest, including processing in relation to social protection and public health.

1.   Il-kontrollur għandu jikkonsulta lill-awtorità superviżorja qabel l-ipproċessar fejn valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq il-protezzjoni tad-data taħt l-Artikolu 35 tindika li l-ipproċessar ikun ser jirriżulta f'riskju għoli fin-nuqqas ta' miżuri meħuda mill-kontrollur biex jittaffa r-riskju.

2.   Fejn l-awtorità superviżorja tkun tal-opinjoni li l-ipproċessar maħsub imsemmi fil-paragrafu 1 jikser dan ir-Regolament, b'mod partikolari fejn il-kontrollur ma jkunx identifika jew naqqas biżżejjed ir-riskju, l-awtorita' superviżorja għandha, f'perijodu sa tmien ġimgħat wara li tirċievi t-talba għall-konsultazzjoni, tipprovdi parir bil-miktub lill-kontrollur, u, fejn applikabbli għall-proċessur, u tista' tuża kwalunkwe mis-setgħat tagħha msemmija fl-Artikolu 58. Dak il-perijodu jista' jiġi estiż għal sitt ġimgħat, b'kont meħud tal-kumplessità tal-ipproċessar maħsub. L-awtorita' superviżorja għandha tinforma l-kontrollur, u fejn applikabbli, il-proċessur, dwar kwalunkwe estensjoni fi żmien xahar minn meta jirċievi t-talba għal konsultazzjoni flimkien mar-raġunijiet għad-dewmien. Dawk il-perijodi jistgħu jiġu sospiżi sakemm l-awtorità superviżorja tkun kisbet informazzjoni li tkun talbet għal finijiet ta' konsultazzjoni.

3.   Meta jikkonsulta lill-awtorità superviżorja skont il-paragrafu 1, il-kontrollur għandu jipprovdi lill-awtorità superviżorja

4.   L-Istati Membri għandhom jikkonsultaw lill-awtorità superviżorja matul it-tħejjija ta' proposta għal miżura leġiżlattiva li għandha tiġi adottata minn parlament nazzjonali, jew ta' miżura regolatorja bbażata fuq tali miżura leġiżlattiva li tirrigwarda l-ipproċessar.

5.   Minkejja l-paragrafu 1, il-liġi tal-Istat Membru tista' tirrikjedi li l-kontrolluri jikkonsultaw mal-awtorità superviżorja u jiksbu awtorizzazzjoni minn qabel minnha b'rabta mal-ipproċessar minn kontrollur għall-prestazzjoni ta' kompitu mwettaq minn kontrollur fl-interess pubbliku, inkluż l-ipproċessar b'rabta mal-protezzjoni soċjali u s-saħħa pubblika.