What is the GDPR Article 27 - EU Representative? Many clients active in the EU but without an EU presence are required by GDPR to appoint an EU representative (Art 27). There are some exceptions, but we can ignore those for now. So what is the role of the Article 27 EU Representative? Recital 80 of GDPR describes the role: "The representative should act on behalf of the controller or the processor" It really isn't clear what is meant by 'should' and by 'act', but broadly, it