(EN) The article explains when and under what conditions a Data Protection Officer (DPO) should be appointed or hired. In most cases, at least one of the following conditions is sufficient for the company to be required to have a DPO:

• if data processing is performed by state authorities (except for courts)

(EN) ISO/IEC 27701, adopted in 2019, added a requirement additional to ISO/IEC 27002, section 6.1.1.

Here is the relevant paragraph to article 37 GDPR:

6.3.1.1 Information security roles and responsibilities

Implementation guidance

The organization should designate a point of contact for use by the customer regarding the processing of PII. When the organization is a PII controller, designate a point of contact for PII principals regarding the processing of their PII (see 7.3.2).