On 14 October 2019, the German Data Protection Conference (Datenschutzkonferenz, DSK) published its position on fines under the GDPR. Please find attached Bitkom’s opinion on the concept: While we welcome the aim of standardising supervisory practices, we urge the EDPB to include the attached considerations in the upcoming draft of a European concept to ensure proportionality, consistency and avoid contradictions with provisions in the GDPR.