SCOPE Europe (Self and Co-Regulation for an Optimized Policy Environment in Europe)
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
1.35 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
SCOPE Europe is a Brussels-based organization specialized in the development and implementation of industry-driven standards, such as codes of conduct, with a focus on the data economy. In May 2021, SCOPE Europe became the first accredited Monitoring Body under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), pursuant Art. 41, for a transnational code of conduct and, in 2023, received its second accreditation, this time to monitor a national code of conduct in the Netherlands. With a long track record of addressing regulatory challenges posed by the digital economy – notably for data processing technologies –, SCOPE Europe has actively contributed to the shaping of co-regulatory mechanisms and the setting of effective privacy standards across the European Union.
EU Legislative Interests
GDPR, Privacy, International Data Flows, Data Act, Data Governance Act, EU Artificial Intelligence Act, Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, Digital Rights and Principles, EU Cloud Rulebook, EU Standardisation Strategy, European Data Strategy, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services.
Communication Activities
EDPB: - Consultation on Recommendations 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data. - Consultation on Guidelines 04/2021 on codes of conduct as tools for transfers. - Consultation on Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR. - Comments on the EDPB recommendations on supplementary measures for third country data transferring tools. - Notes on EDPB Opinion on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub-processor(s). - Notes on EDPB Strategy 2024-2027. European Commission: - Consultation on the Report on the General Data Protection Regulation (February 2024). - Comments on European Commission’s Initiative: Further specifying procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation. SCOPE Europe Events: - EU Cloud Compliance Summit (2021). - Webinar series: “Codes of Conduct: Building a Trustworthy Framework for International Data Transfers Post Schrems II.” (2021). - EU Cloud Code of Conduct Across the Cloud Interview Series (2022 - present). Others: - Coordination and participation of a panel at the IAPP Europe Data Protection Conference 2022 in Brussels: "Cloud Privacy and the European Data Strategy: Synergies and Reciprocal Effects". - Joins Multi-Industry Statement on the EU Data Act. - Comments on "Five Years of GDPR – Key Challenges & Recommendations". - Participation at the event "Cloud 24 Onwards Lift-Off or Flatline" organized by ECIS (European Committee for Interoperable Systems). - Participation in a panel at the 2023 Privacy Symposium: "Exploring Trusted Data Mechanisms and the Need for Future Interoperability". - Coordination and participation of a panel at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: France 2023: "Codes of Conduct – GDPR’s Prodigal Son finally arriving?". - Participation in a panel at the 2023 CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection): "GDPR & LGPD: Exploring the Potential of Codes of Conducts Across Borders". - Coordination and participation of a panel at the 2024 Privacy Symposium: “Exploring the Potential of International Codes of Conduct”. - Participation in the Smart Country Convention 2024 in Berlin. - Coordination and participation of a panel at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2025: “Privacy in Motion: Addressing Compliance Hurdles in a Data-Driven World”. - Participation in a panel at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2025: “Cloudy with a Chance of Data? Weathering the Data Act’s Effects on the Cloud”. - Participation in a panel at the 2025 Privacy Symposium: “International Data Transfers: Navigating GDPR-Compliant Cross-Border Data Flows”. - Participation in a panel at the 2025 CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection): "Beyond the GDPR Report: Unpacking Key Insights, Navigating Implementation Challenges, and Offering Practical Solutions for Robust Compliance". - Participation in a panel at the 2025 CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection): “Shaping GPAI Governance: Developing effective self-regulation". - Participation in a panel at the European Federation of Data Protection Officers 2025 in Berlin: “EU Cloud Code of Conduct: Effectively Demonstrating GDPR Compliance in the Cloud”.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
SCOPE Europe does not have any members. Concerning affiliations, SCOPE administers and acts as the Monitoring Body of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct as well as the Secretariat of the EU Cloud Association AISBL (Code Owner of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct). SCOPE Europe is a subsidiary of the German Non-Profit Organization, Selbstregulierung Informationswirtschaft (SRIW).
Organisation Members
EU Cloud Code of Conduct/ EU Cloud Association AISBL: https://eucoc.cloud/en/home.html Selbstregulierung Informationswirtschaft (SRIW): https://sriw.de/home
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.