main establishment
as defined in GDPR, Article 4, point (16) (Definitions)
(a) as regards a controller with establishments in more than one Member State, 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 and the latter establishment has the power to have such decisions implemented, in which case the establishment having taken such decisions is to be considered to be the main establishment; (b) as regards a processor with establishments in more than one Member State, the place of its central administration in the Union, or, if the processor has no central administration in the Union, the establishment of the processor in the Union where the main processing activities in the context of the activities of an establishment of the processor take place to the extent that the processor is subject to specific obligations under this Regulation;
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- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules to prevent and combat child… 52022PC0209, Article 2, point (w)
the head office or registered office of the provider of relevant information society services within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised - Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on European data governance and… 32022R0868, Article 2, point (14)
the place of its central administration in the Union - Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination… 32021R0784, Article 2, point (9)
the head office or registered office of the hosting service provider within which the principal financial functions and operational control are exercised