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Regulation 2016/679/EU - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)RecitalsChapter I General provisions (arts. 1-4)Article 1 Subject-matter and objectivesArticle 2 Material scopeArticle 3 Territorial scopeArticle 4 DefinitionsChapter II Principles (arts. 5-11)Article 5 Principles relating to processing of personal dataArticle 6 Lawfulness of processingArticle 7 Conditions for consentArticle 8 Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society servicesArticle 9 Processing of special categories of personal dataArticle 10 Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offencesArticle 11 Processing which does not require identificationChapter III Rights of the data subject (arts. 12-23)Section 1 Transparency and modalities (art. 12)Article 12 Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subjectSection 2 Information and access to personal data (arts. 13-15)Article 13 Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subjectArticle 14 Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subjectArticle 15 Right of access by the data subjectSection 3 Rectification and erasure (arts. 16-20)Article 16 Right to rectificationArticle 17 Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')Article 18 Right to restriction of processingArticle 19 Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processingArticle 20 Right to data portabilitySection 4 Right to object and automated individual decision-making (arts. 21-22)Article 21 Right to objectArticle 22 Automated individual decision-making, including profilingSection 5 Restrictions (art. 23)Article 23 RestrictionsChapter IV Controller and processor (arts. 24-43)Section 1 General obligations (arts. 24-31)Article 24 Responsibility of the controllerArticle 25 Data protection by design and by defaultArticle 26 Joint controllersArticle 27 Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the UnionArticle 28 ProcessorArticle 29 Processing under the authority of the controller or processorArticle 30 Records of processing activitiesArticle 31 Cooperation with the supervisory authoritySection 2 Security of personal data (arts. 32-34)Article 32 Security of processingArticle 33 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authorityArticle 34 Communication of a personal data breach to the data subjectSection 3 Data protection impact assessment and prior consultation (arts. 35-36)Article 35 Data protection impact assessmentArticle 36 Prior consultationSection 4 Data protection officer (arts. 37-39)Article 37 Designation of the data protection officerArticle 38 Position of the data protection officerArticle 39 Tasks of the data protection officerSection 5 Codes of conduct and certification (arts. 40-43)Article 40 Codes of conductArticle 41 Monitoring of approved codes of conductArticle 42 CertificationArticle 43 Certification bodies Chapter V Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations (arts. 44-50)Article 44 General principle for transfersArticle 45 Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decisionArticle 46 Transfers subject to appropriate safeguardsArticle 47 Binding corporate rulesArticle 48 Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union lawArticle 49 Derogations for specific situationsArticle 50 International cooperation for the protection of personal dataChapter VI Independent supervisory authorities (arts. 51-59)Section 1 Independent status (arts. 51-54)Article 51 Supervisory authorityArticle 52 IndependenceArticle 53 General conditions for the members of the supervisory authorityArticle 54 Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authoritySection 2 Competence, tasks and powers (arts. 55-59)Article 55 CompetenceArticle 56 Competence of the lead supervisory authorityArticle 57 TasksArticle 58 PowersArticle 59 Activity reportChapter VII Cooperation and consistency (arts. 60-76)Section 1 Cooperation (arts. 60-62)Article 60 Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concernedArticle 61 Mutual assistanceArticle 62 Joint operations of supervisory authoritiesSection 2 Consistency (arts. 63-67)Article 63 Consistency mechanism In order to contribute to the consistent application of thisArticle 64 Opinion of the BoardArticle 65 Dispute resolution by the BoardArticle 66 Urgency procedureArticle 67 Exchange of informationSection 3 European data protection board (arts. 68-76)Article 68 European Data Protection BoardArticle 69 IndependenceArticle 70 Tasks of the BoardArticle 71 ReportsArticle 72 ProcedureArticle 73 ChairArticle 74 Tasks of the ChairArticle 75 SecretariatArticle 76 ConfidentialityChapter VIII Remedies, liability and penalties (arts. 77-84)Article 77 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authorityArticle 78 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authorityArticle 79 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processorArticle 80 Representation of data subjectsArticle 81 Suspension of proceedingsArticle 82 Right to compensation and liabilityArticle 83 General conditions for imposing administrative finesArticle 84 PenaltiesChapter IX Provisions relating to specific processing situations (arts. 85-91)Article 85 Processing and freedom of expression and informationArticle 86 Processing and public access to official documentsArticle 87 Processing of the national identification numberArticle 88 Processing in the context of employmentArticle 89 Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposesArticle 90 Obligations of secrecyArticle 91 Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associationsChapter X Delegated acts and implementing acts (arts. 92-93)Article 92 Exercise of the delegationArticle 93 Committee procedureChapter XI Final provisions (arts. 94-99)Article 94 Repeal of Directive 95/46/ECArticle 95 Relationship with Directive 2002/58/ECArticle 96 Relationship with previously concluded agreementsArticle 97 Commission reportsArticle 98 Review of other Union legal acts on data protectionArticle 99 Entry into force and applicationDone at
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Version status: Applicable | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 4 May 2016

Regulation 2016/679/EU - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Recitals
Chapter I General provisions (arts. 1-4)
Article 1 Subject-matter and objectives
Article 2 Material scope
Article 3 Territorial scope
Article 4 Definitions
Chapter II Principles (arts. 5-11)
Article 5 Principles relating to processing of personal data
Article 6 Lawfulness of processing
Article 7 Conditions for consent
Article 8 Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services
Article 9 Processing of special categories of personal data
Article 10 Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences
Article 11 Processing which does not require identification
Chapter III Rights of the data subject (arts. 12-23)
Section 1 Transparency and modalities (art. 12)
Article 12 Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject
Section 2 Information and access to personal data (arts. 13-15)
Article 13 Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject
Article 14 Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject
Article 15 Right of access by the data subject
Section 3 Rectification and erasure (arts. 16-20)
Article 16 Right to rectification
Article 17 Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')
Article 18 Right to restriction of processing
Article 19 Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing
Article 20 Right to data portability
Section 4 Right to object and automated individual decision-making (arts. 21-22)
Article 21 Right to object
Article 22 Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Section 5 Restrictions (art. 23)
Article 23 Restrictions
Chapter IV Controller and processor (arts. 24-43)
Section 1 General obligations (arts. 24-31)
Article 24 Responsibility of the controller
Article 25 Data protection by design and by default
Article 26 Joint controllers
Article 27 Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union
Article 28 Processor
Article 29 Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
Article 30 Records of processing activities
Article 31 Cooperation with the supervisory authority
Section 2 Security of personal data (arts. 32-34)
Article 32 Security of processing
Article 33 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority
Article 34 Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
Section 3 Data protection impact assessment and prior consultation (arts. 35-36)
Article 35 Data protection impact assessment
Article 36 Prior consultation
Section 4 Data protection officer (arts. 37-39)
Article 37 Designation of the data protection officer
Article 38 Position of the data protection officer
Article 39 Tasks of the data protection officer
Section 5 Codes of conduct and certification (arts. 40-43)
Article 40 Codes of conduct
Article 41 Monitoring of approved codes of conduct
Article 42 Certification
Article 43 Certification bodies 
Chapter V Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations (arts. 44-50)
Article 44 General principle for transfers
Article 45 Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision
Article 46 Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards
Article 47 Binding corporate rules
Article 48 Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law
Article 49 Derogations for specific situations
Article 50 International cooperation for the protection of personal data
Chapter VI Independent supervisory authorities (arts. 51-59)
Section 1 Independent status (arts. 51-54)
Article 51 Supervisory authority
Article 52 Independence
Article 53 General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority
Article 54 Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority
Section 2 Competence, tasks and powers (arts. 55-59)
Article 55 Competence
Article 56 Competence of the lead supervisory authority
Article 57 Tasks
Article 58 Powers
Article 59 Activity report
Chapter VII Cooperation and consistency (arts. 60-76)
Section 1 Cooperation (arts. 60-62)
Article 60 Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned
Article 61 Mutual assistance
Article 62 Joint operations of supervisory authorities
Section 2 Consistency (arts. 63-67)
Article 63 Consistency mechanism In order to contribute to the consistent application of this
Article 64 Opinion of the Board
Article 65 Dispute resolution by the Board
Article 66 Urgency procedure
Article 67 Exchange of information
Section 3 European data protection board (arts. 68-76)
Article 68 European Data Protection Board
Article 69 Independence
Article 70 Tasks of the Board
Article 71 Reports
Article 72 Procedure
Article 73 Chair
Article 74 Tasks of the Chair
Article 75 Secretariat
Article 76 Confidentiality
Chapter VIII Remedies, liability and penalties (arts. 77-84)
Article 77 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Article 78 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority
Article 79 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor
Article 80 Representation of data subjects
Article 81 Suspension of proceedings
Article 82 Right to compensation and liability
Article 83 General conditions for imposing administrative fines
Article 84 Penalties
Chapter IX Provisions relating to specific processing situations (arts. 85-91)
Article 85 Processing and freedom of expression and information
Article 86 Processing and public access to official documents
Article 87 Processing of the national identification number
Article 88 Processing in the context of employment
Article 89 Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes
Article 90 Obligations of secrecy
Article 91 Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations
Chapter X Delegated acts and implementing acts (arts. 92-93)
Article 92 Exercise of the delegation
Article 93 Committee procedure
Chapter XI Final provisions (arts. 94-99)
Article 94 Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC
Article 95 Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC
Article 96 Relationship with previously concluded agreements
Article 97 Commission reports
Article 98 Review of other Union legal acts on data protection
Article 99 Entry into force and application
Done at
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