D a t a P ro t e c t i o n O f f i c e r In line with a European Parliament and Council Regulation5 , the Executive Board has appointed a Data Protection Officer ( DPO ) , who took up his position on 1 January 2002 . The DPO ensures that personal data collected or processed by the ECB are kept confidential .
detsembri 2000 . aasta määrus ( EÜ ) nr 45/2001 , mis reguleerib üksikisikute kaitset isikuandmete töötlemisel ühenduse institutsioonides ja asutustes ning selliste andmete vaba liikumist ( EÜT L 8 , 12.1.2001 , lk 1 ) .