(36) L-istabbiliment ewlieni ta' kontrollur fl-Unjoni għandu jkun il-post tal-amministrazzjoni ċentrali tiegħu fl-Unjoni, għajr jekk id-deċiżjonijiet dwar il-finijiet u l-mezzi tal-ipproċessar ta' data personali jittieħdu fi stabbiliment ieħor tal-kontrollur fl-Unjoni, u f'dan il-każ, l-istabbiliment l-ieħor għandu jitqies bħala l-istabbiliment ewlieni. L-istabbiliment ewlieni ta' kontrollur fl-Unjoni għandu jkun stabbilit skont kriterji oġġettivi u għandu jimplika l-eżerċizzju effettiv u reali ta' attivitajiet ta' ġestjoni li jiddeterminaw id-deċiżjonijiet ewlenin dwar il-finijiet u l-mezzi tal-ipproċessar permezz ta' arranġamenti stabbli. Dak il-kriterju ma għandux jiddependi minn jekk l-ipproċessar ta' data personali jitwettaqx f'dak il-post. Il-preżenza u l-użu ta' mezzi tekniċi u teknoloġiji għall-ipproċessar ta' data personali jew l-ipproċessar ta' attivitajiet, minnhom infushom, ma jikkostitwixxux stabbiliment ewlieni u għaldaqstant mhumiex kriterju determinanti għal stabbiliment ewlieni. L-istabbiliment ewlieni tal-proċessur għandu jkun il-post fejn tinsab l-amministrazzjoni ċentrali tiegħu fl-Unjoni jew, jekk ma għandux amministrazzjoni ċentrali fl-Unjoni, il-post fejn iseħħu l-attivitajiet ta' pproċessar ewlenin fl-Unjoni. F'każijiet li jinvolvu kemm il-kontrollur kif ukoll il-proċessur, l-awtorità superviżorja ewlenija kompetenti għandha tibqa' l-awtorità superviżorja tal-Istat Membru fejn il-kontrollur ikollu l-istabbiliment ewlieni tiegħu iżda l-awtorità superviżorja tal-proċessur għandha titqies bħala awtorità superviżorja kkonċernata u dik l-awtorità superviżorja għandha tipparteċipa fil-proċedura ta' kooperazzjoni prevista minn dan ir-Regolament. Fi kwalunkwe każ, l-awtoritajiet superviżorji tal-Istat Membru jew l-Istati Membri fejn il-proċessur ikollu stabbiliment wieħed jew aktar m'għandhomx jitqiesu bħala awtoritajiet superviżorji kkonċernati fejn l-abbozz ta' deċiżjoni jikkonċerna biss lill-kontrollur. Fejn l-ipproċessar jitwettaq minn grupp ta' impriżi, l-istabbiliment ewlieni tal-impriża li tikkontrolla għandu jitqies bħala l-istabbiliment ewlieni tal-grupp ta' impriżi, għajr fejn il-finijiet u l-mezzi tal-ipproċessar jiġu ddeterminati minn impriża oħra.
(36) The main establishment of a controller in the Union should be 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, in which case that other establishment should be considered to be the main establishment. The main establishment of a controller in the Union should be determined according to objective criteria and should imply the effective and real exercise of management activities determining the main decisions as to the purposes and means of processing through stable arrangements. That criterion should not depend on whether the processing of personal data is carried out at that location. The presence and use of technical means and technologies for processing personal data or processing activities do not, in themselves, constitute a main establishment and are therefore not determining criteria for a main establishment. The main establishment of the processor should be the place of its central administration in the Union or, if it has no central administration in the Union, the place where the main processing activities take place in the Union. In cases involving both the controller and the processor, the competent lead supervisory authority should remain the supervisory authority of the Member State where the controller has its main establishment, but the supervisory authority of the processor should be considered to be a supervisory authority concerned and that supervisory authority should participate in the cooperation procedure provided for by this Regulation. In any case, the supervisory authorities of the Member State or Member States where the processor has one or more establishments should not be considered to be supervisory authorities concerned where the draft decision concerns only the controller. Where the processing is carried out by a group of undertakings, the main establishment of the controlling undertaking should be considered to be the main establishment of the group of undertakings, except where the purposes and means of processing are determined by another undertaking.
(124) Fejn l-ipproċessar ta' data personali jsir fil-kuntest tal-attivitajiet ta' stabbiliment ta' kontrollur jew proċessur fl-Unjoni u l-kontrollur jew il-proċessur ikun stabbilit f'iktar minn Stat Membru wieħed, jew fejn l-ipproċessar isir fil-kuntest tal-attivitajiet ta' stabbiliment uniku ta' kontrollur jew proċessur fl-Unjoni, u dan jaffettwa b'mod sostanzjali lil suġġetti tad-data f'aktar minn Stat Membru wieħed, jew x'aktarx li ser jaffettwawhom b'mod sostanzjali, l-awtorità superviżorja għall-istabbiliment ewlieni tal-kontrollur jew il-proċessur jew għall-istabbiliment uniku tal-kontrollur jew il-proċessur għandha taġixxi bħala awtorità ewlenija. Hija għandha tikkoopera mal-awtoritajiet l-oħrajn ikkonċernati, peress li l-kontrollur jew proċessur ikollu stabbiliment fit-territorju tal-Istat Membru tagħhom, peress li s-suġġetti tad-data jkunu residenti fit-territorju tagħhom ikunu affettwati b'mod sostanzjali, jew peress li jkun sar ilment lilhom. Anke fejn isuġġett tad-data li ma jkunx residenti f'dak l-Istat Membru ikun ressaq ilment, l-awtorità superviżorja li quddiemha jkun tressaq dan l-ilment għandha wkoll tkun awtorità superviżorja kkonċernata. Fl-ambitu tal-kompiti tiegħu li joħroġ linji gwida dwar kwalunkwe kwistjoni li tkopri l-applikazzjoni ta' dan ir-Regolament, il-Bord għandu jkun jista' joħroġ linji gwida b'mod partikolari dwar il-kriterji li għandhom jitqiesu sabiex jiġi ddeterminat jekk l-ipproċessar inkwistjoni jaffettwax b'mod sostanzjali lil suġġetti tad-data f'aktar minn Stat Membru wieħed u dwar x'jikkostitwixxi oġġezzjoni rilevanti u motivata.
(124) Where the processing of personal data takes place in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union and the controller or processor is established in more than one Member State, or where processing taking place in the context of the activities of a single establishment of a controller or processor in the Union substantially affects or is likely to substantially affect data subjects in more than one Member State, the supervisory authority for the main establishment of the controller or processor or for the single establishment of the controller or processor should act as lead authority. It should cooperate with the other authorities concerned, because the controller or processor has an establishment on the territory of their Member State, because data subjects residing on their territory are substantially affected, or because a complaint has been lodged with them. Also where a data subject not residing in that Member State has lodged a complaint, the supervisory authority with which such complaint has been lodged should also be a supervisory authority concerned. Within its tasks to issue guidelines on any question covering the application of this Regulation, the Board should be able to issue guidelines in particular on the criteria to be taken into account in order to ascertain whether the processing in question substantially affects data subjects in more than one Member State and on what constitutes a relevant and reasoned objection.
(125) L-awtorità ewlenija għandu jkollha l-kompetenza li tadotta deċiżjonijiet vinkolanti dwar miżuri li japplikaw is-setgħat mogħtija lilha f'konformità ma' dan ir-Regolament. Fil-kapaċità tagħha bħala awtorità ewlenija, l-awtorità superviżorja għandha tinvolvi l-awtoritajiet superviżorji kkonċernati mill-qrib u tikkoordinahom fil-proċess tat-teħid tad-deċiżjonijiet. Fejn id-deċiżjoni tkun li l-ilment tas-suġġett tad-data jinċaħad kompletament jew parzjalment, dik id-deċiżjoni għandha tiġi adottata mill-awtorità superviżorja li magħha jkun sar l-ilment.
(125) The lead authority should be competent to adopt binding decisions regarding measures applying the powers conferred on it in accordance with this Regulation. In its capacity as lead authority, the supervisory authority should closely involve and coordinate the supervisory authorities concerned in the decision-making process. Where the decision is to reject the complaint by the data subject in whole or in part, that decision should be adopted by the supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged.
