The Digital Code provides for the possibility to designate a "délégué à la protection des données à caractère personnelles", which is a person responsible for the protection of personal data or Data Protection Officer, without however regulating such role in detail. The Digital Code only provides for some of its duties, namely:

1. to inform and advise the controller or processor and the employees who carry out the processing on their obligations under the data protection provisions of the Digital Code;
2. monitoring compliance with the data protection provisions of the Digital Code and with the controller's or processor's internal rules on the protection of personal data, including with regard to the allocation of responsibilities, the awareness and training of staff involved in processing operations, and related audits;
3. providing advice, on request, on data protection impact assessments and verifying that they are carried out in accordance with the Digital Code;
4. cooperating with the APD;
5. acting as a focal point for the authority responsible for the protection of personal data on matters.