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Annex A 5.31
Organizational
A.5.31 Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
Legal and contractual security obligations are known.
What good looks like
Register of laws, regulations and contract clauses (GDPR, sector-specific) mapped to controls.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Compliance obligations register, legal opinions.
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