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Published date: 4 May 2016

Directive 2016/680/EU - Police and Criminal Justice Authorities Directive (also known as Law Enforcement Directive (LED Directive))

	Recitals
	Chapter I General provisions (arts. 1-3)
	Article 1 Subject-matter and objectives
	Article 2 Scope
	Article 3 Definitions
	Chapter II Principles (arts. 4-11)
	Article 4 Principles relating to processing of personal data
	Article 5 Time-limits for storage and review
	Article 6 Distinction between different categories of data subject
	Article 7 Distinction between personal data and verification of quality of personal data
	Article 8 Lawfulness of processing
	Article 9 Specific processing conditions
	Article 10 Processing of special categories of personal data
	Article 11 Automated individual decision-making
	Chapter III Rights of the data subject (arts. 12-18)
	Article 12 Communication and modalities for exercising the rights of the data subject
	Article 13 Information to be made available or given to the data subject
	Article 14 Right of access by the data subject
	Article 15 Limitations to the right of access
	Article 16 Right to rectification or erasure of personal data and restriction of processing
	Article 17 Exercise of rights by the data subject and verification by the supervisory authority
	Article 18 Rights of the data subject in criminal investigations and proceedings
	Chapter IV Controller and processor (arts. 19-34)
	Section 1 General obligations (arts. 19-28)
	Article 19 Obligations of the controller
	Article 20 Data protection by design and by default
	Article 21 Joint controllers
	Article 22 Processor
	Article 23 Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
	Article 24 Records of processing activities
	Article 25 Logging
	Article 26 Cooperation with the supervisory authority
	Article 27 Data protection impact assessment
	Article 28 Prior consultation of the supervisory authority
	Section 2 Security of personal data (arts. 29-31)
	Article 29 Security of processing
	Article 30 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority
	Article 31 Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
	Section 3 Data protection officer (arts. 32-34)
	Article 32 Designation of the data protection officer
	Article 33 Position of the data protection officer
	Article 34 Tasks of the data protection officer
	Chapter V Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations (arts. 35-40)
	Article 35 General principles for transfers of personal data
	Article 36 Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision
	Article 37 Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards
	Article 38 Derogations for specific situations
	Article 39 Transfers of personal data to recipients established in third countries
	Article 40 International cooperation for the protection of personal data
	Chapter VI Independent supervisory authorities (arts. 41-49)
	Section 1 Independent status (arts. 41-44)
	Article 41 Supervisory authority
	Article 42 Independence
	Article 43 General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority
	Article 44 Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority
	Section 2 Competence, tasks and powers (arts. 45-49)
	Article 45 Competence
	Article 46 Tasks
	Article 47 Powers
	Article 48 Reporting of infringements
	Article 49 Activity reports
	Chapter VII Cooperation (arts. 50-51)
	Article 50 Mutual assistance
	Article 51 Tasks of the Board
	Chapter VIII Remedies, liability and penalties (arts. 52-57)
	Article 52 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
	Article 53 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority
	Article 54 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor
	Article 55 Representation of data subjects
	Article 56 Right to compensation
	Article 57 Penalties
	Chapter IX Implementing acts (art. 58)
	Article 58 Committee procedure
	Chapter X Final provisions (arts. 59-65)
	Article 59 Repeal of Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA
	Article 60 Union legal acts already in force
	Article 61 Relationship with previously concluded international agreements in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation
	Article 62 Commission reports
	Article 63 Transposition
	Article 64 Entry into force
	Article 65 Addressees
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