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Directive 95/46/EC - Data Protection DirectiveRecitalsChapter I General provisions (arts. 1-4)Article 1 Object of the DirectiveArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 ScopeArticle 4 National law applicableChapter II General rules on the lawfulness of the processing of personal data (arts. 5-21)Article 5Section I Principles relating to data quality (art. 6)Article 6Section II Criteria for making data processing legitimate (art. 7)Article 7Section III Special categories of processing (arts. 8-9)Article 8 The processing of special categories of dataArticle 9 Processing of personal data and freedom of expressionSection IV Information to be given to the data subject (arts. 10-11)Article 10 Information in cases of collection of data from the data subjectArticle 11 Information where the data have not been obtained from the data subjectSection V The data subject's right of access to data (art. 12)Article 12 Right of accessSection VI Exemptions and restrictions (art. 13)Article 13 Exemptions and restrictionsSection VII The data subject's right to object (arts. 14-15)Article 14 The data subject's right to objectArticle 15 Automated individual decisionsSection VIII Confidentiality and security of processing (arts. 16-17)Article 16 Confidentiality of processingArticle 17 Security of processingSection IX Notification (arts. 18-21)Article 18 Obligation to notify the supervisory authorityArticle 19 Contents of notificationArticle 20 Prior checkingArticle 21 Publicizing of processing operationsChapter III Judicial remedies, liability and sanctions (arts. 22-24)Article 22 RemediesArticle 23 LiabilityArticle 24 SanctionsChapter IV Transfer of Personal Data to third countries (arts. 25-26)Article 25 PrinciplesArticle 26 DerogationsChapter V Codes of conduct (art. 27)Article 27Chapter VI Supervisory authority and working Party on the Protection of individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (arts. 28-30)Article 28 Supervisory authorityArticle 29 Working Party on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal DataArticle 30Chapter VII Community implementing measures (arts. 31-34)Article 31 The CommitteeFinal Provisions (arts. 32-34)Article 32Article 33Article 34Done at
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Section II Criteria for making data processing legitimate (art. 7)

Article 7
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