25Third, it should be noted that that provision imposes a limit which consists, as the Advocate General stated, in essence, in point 29 of his Opinion, in prohibiting the termination of a data protection officer’s employment contract on a ground relating to the performance of his or her tasks, which include, in particular, under Article 39(1)(b) of the GDPR, monitoring compliance with EU or Member State legal provisions and with the policies of the controller or processor in relation to the protection of personal data.
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