General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Official Legal Text (2024)

Welcome to gdpr-info.eu. Here you can find the official PDF of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) in the current version of the OJ L 119, 04.05.2016; cor. OJ L 127, 23.5.2018 as a neatly arranged website. All Articles of the GDPR are linked with suitable recitals. The European Data Protection Regulation is applicable as of May 25th, 2018 in all member states to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe. If you find the page useful, feel free to support us by sharing the project.

Chapter 1General provisions

Article 1Subject-matter and objectives

Article 2Material scope

Article 3Territorial scope

Article 4Definitions

Chapter 2Principles

Article 5Principles relating to processing of personal data

Article 6Lawfulness of processing

Article 7Conditions for consent

Article 8Conditions applicable to child’s consent in relation to information society services

Article 9Processing of special categories of personal data

Article 10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences

Article 11Processing which does not require identification

Chapter 3Rights of the data subject

Section 1Transparency and modalities

Article 12Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject

Section 2Information and access to personal data

Article 13Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject

Article 14Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject

Article 15Right of access by the data subject

Section 3Rectification and erasure

Article 16Right to rectification

Article 17Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

Article 18Right to restriction of processing

Article 19Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing

Article 20Right to data portability

Section 4Right to object and automated individual decision-making

Article 21Right to object

Article 22Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Section 5Restrictions

Article 23Restrictions

Chapter 4Controller and processor

Section 1General obligations

Article 24Responsibility of the controller

Article 25Data protection by design and by default

Article 26Joint controllers

Article 27Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union

Article 28Processor

Article 29Processing under the authority of the controller or processor

Article 30Records of processing activities

Article 31Cooperation with the supervisory authority

Section 2Security of personal data

Article 32Security of processing

Article 33Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority

Article 34Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject

Section 3Data protection impact assessment and prior consultation

Article 35Data protection impact assessment

Article 36Prior consultation

Section 4Data protection officer

Article 37Designation of the data protection officer

Article 38Position of the data protection officer

Article 39Tasks of the data protection officer

Section 5Codes of conduct and certification

Article 40Codes of conduct

Article 41Monitoring of approved codes of conduct

Article 42Certification

Article 43Certification bodies

Chapter 5Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations

Article 44General principle for transfers

Article 45Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision

Article 46Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

Article 47Binding corporate rules

Article 48Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law

Article 49Derogations for specific situations

Article 50International cooperation for the protection of personal data

Chapter 6Independent supervisory authorities

Section 1Independent status

Article 51Supervisory authority

Article 52Independence

Article 53General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority

Article 54Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority

Section 2Competence, tasks and powers

Article 55Competence

Article 56Competence of the lead supervisory authority

Article 57Tasks

Article 58Powers

Article 59Activity reports

Chapter 7Cooperation and consistency

Section 1Cooperation

Article 60Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned

Article 61Mutual assistance

Article 62Joint operations of supervisory authorities

Section 2Consistency

Article 63Consistency mechanism

Article 64Opinion of the Board

Article 65Dispute resolution by the Board

Article 66Urgency procedure

Article 67Exchange of information

Section 3European data protection board

Article 68European Data Protection Board

Article 69Independence

Article 70Tasks of the Board

Article 71Reports

Article 72Procedure

Article 73Chair

Article 74Tasks of the Chair

Article 75Secretariat

Article 76Confidentiality

Chapter 8Remedies, liability and penalties

Article 77Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Article 78Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority

Article 79Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor

Article 80Representation of data subjects

Article 81Suspension of proceedings

Article 82Right to compensation and liability

Article 83General conditions for imposing administrative fines

Article 84Penalties

Chapter 9Provisions relating to specific processing situations

Article 85Processing and freedom of expression and information

Article 86Processing and public access to official documents

Article 87Processing of the national identification number

Article 88Processing in the context of employment

Article 89Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes

Article 90Obligations of secrecy

Article 91Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations

Chapter 10Delegated acts and implementing acts

Article 92Exercise of the delegation

Article 93Committee procedure

Chapter 11Final provisions

Article 94Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC

Article 95Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC

Article 96Relationship with previously concluded Agreements

Article 97Commission reports

Article 98Review of other Union legal acts on data protection

Article 99Entry into force and application

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