GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
- I. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Ch. I — General Provisions
- Art. 1. Subject matter and objectives (1)
- Art. 2. Material scope (4)
- Art. 3. Territorial scope (4)
- Art. 4. Definitions (4)
- Ch. II — Principles
- Art. 5. Principles relating to processing of personal data (12)
- Art. 6. Lawfulness of processing (11)
- Art. 7. Conditions for consent (7)
- Art. 8. Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services (3)
- Art. 9. Processing of special categories of personal data (13)
- Art. 10. Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences (2)
- Art. 11. Processing which does not require identification (4)
- Ch. III — Rights of the Data Subject
- Art. 12. Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject (16)
- Art. 13. Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject (14)
- Art. 14. Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject (12)
- Art. 15. Right of access by the data subject (15)
- Art. 16. Right to rectification (2)
- Art. 17. Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) (4)
- Art. 18. Right to restriction of processing (6)
- Art. 19. Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing (2)
- Art. 20. Right to data portability (5)
- Art. 21. Right to object (5)
- Art. 22. making, including profiling (10)
- Art. 23. Restrictions (11)
- Ch. IV — Controller and Processor
- Art. 24. Responsibility of the controller (3)
- Art. 25. Data protection by design and by default (7)
- Art. 26. Joint controllers (5)
- Art. 27. Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union (3)
- Art. 28. Processor (15)
- Art. 29. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor (2)
- Art. 30. Records of processing activities (17)
- Art. 31. Cooperation with the supervisory authority (3)
- Art. 32. Security of processing (7)
- Art. 33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority (10)
- Art. 34. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject (7)
- Art. 35. Data protection impact assessment (17)
- Art. 36. Prior consultation (7)
- Art. 37. Designation of the data protection officer (6)
- Art. 38. Position of the data protection officer (8)
- Art. 39. Tasks of the data protection officer (6)
- Art. 40. Codes of conduct (15)
- Art. 41. Monitoring of approved codes of conduct (8)
- Art. 42. Certification (7)
- Art. 43. Certification bodies (12)
- Ch. V — Transfers of Personal Data to Third Countries or International Organisations
- Art. 44. General principle for transfers (2)
- Art. 45. Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision (11)
- Art. 46. Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards (8)
- Art. 47. Binding corporate rules ref
- Art. 48. Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law (1)
- Art. 49. Derogations for specific situations (10)
- Art. 50. International cooperation for the protection of personal data (4)
- Ch. VI — Independent Supervisory Authorities
- Art. 51. Supervisory authority (6)
- Art. 52. Independence (9)
- Art. 53. General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority (4)
- Art. 54. Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority (8)
- Art. 55. Competence (3)
- Art. 56. Competence of the lead supervisory authority (9)
- Art. 57. Tasks (26)
- Art. 58. Powers (14)
- Art. 59. Activity reports (3)
- Ch. VII — Cooperation and Consistency
- Art. 60. Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned (21)
- Art. 61. Mutual assistance (9)
- Art. 62. Joint operations of supervisory authorities (10)
- Art. 63. Consistency mechanism (2)
- Art. 64. Opinion of the Board (9)
- Art. 65. Dispute resolution by the Board (12)
- Art. 66. Urgency procedure (5)
- Art. 67. Exchange of information (2)
- Art. 68. European Data Protection Board (3)
- Art. 69. Independence (3)
- Art. 70. Tasks of the Board ref
- Art. 71. Reports (7)
- Art. 72. Procedure (3)
- Art. 73. Chair (2)
- Art. 74. Tasks of the Chair (4)
- Art. 75. Secretariat (13)
- Art. 76. Confidentiality (2)
- Ch. VIII — Remedies, Liability and Penalties
- Art. 77. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (2)
- Art. 78. Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority (4)
- Art. 79. Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor (3)
- Art. 80. Representation of data subjects (3)
- Art. 81. Suspension of proceedings (3)
- Art. 82. Right to compensation and liability (6)
- Art. 83. General conditions for imposing administrative fines (8)
- Art. 84. Penalties (3)
- Ch. IX — Provisions Relating to Specific Processing Situations
- Art. 85. Processing and freedom of expression and information (4)
- Art. 86. Processing and public access to official documents (2)
- Art. 87. Processing of the national identification number (1)
- Art. 88. Processing in the context of employment (4)
- Art. 89. Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes (5)
- Art. 90. Obligations of secrecy (4)
- Art. 91. Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations (2)
- Ch. X — Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts
- Art. 92. Exercise of the delegation (3)
- Art. 93. Committee procedure (3)
- Ch. XI — Final Provisions
- Art. 94. Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC (2)
- Art. 95. Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC (1)
- Art. 96. Relationship with previously concluded Agreements (1)
- Art. 97. Commission reports (6)
- Art. 98. Review of other Union legal acts on data protection (2)
- Art. 99. Entry into force and application (1)
Prohibition Obligations
31Title I — General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Chapter I — General Provisions
Article 1. Subject matter and objectives
1 obligation
Chapter II — Principles
Article 5. Principles relating to processing of personal data
1 obligation
Article 6. Lawfulness of processing
1 obligation
Article 9. Processing of special categories of personal data
1 obligation
Article 11. Processing which does not require identification
1 obligation
Chapter III — Rights of the Data Subject
Article 12. Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject
1 obligation
Article 18. Right to restriction of processing
1 obligation
Article 20. Right to data portability
1 obligation
Article 22. making, including profiling
2 obligations
GDPR-22-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on Automated Decision-Making with Legal/Significant Effects
Data controllers must not subject data subjects to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling,
GDPR-22-09
Prohibition
Special Category Data Prohibition in Automated Decisions
Data controllers must not base automated decisions on special categories of personal data (as defined in Article 9(1)),
Article 23. Restrictions
1 obligation
Chapter IV — Controller and Processor
Article 29. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
2 obligations
GDPR-29-01
Prohibition
Processor instruction compliance obligation
The processor must not process personal data except on instructions from the controller, unless required to do so by Uni
GDPR-29-02
Prohibition
Authorized persons instruction compliance obligation
Any person acting under the authority of the controller or processor who has access to personal data must not process th
Article 38. Position of the data protection officer
1 obligation
Chapter V — Transfers of Personal Data to Third Countries or International Organisations
Article 48. Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law
1 obligation
Article 49. Derogations for specific situations
1 obligation
Chapter VI — Independent Supervisory Authorities
Article 52. Independence
3 obligations
GDPR-52-03
Prohibition
Prohibition on Seeking or Taking Instructions
Members of supervisory authorities are prohibited from seeking or taking instructions from anybody when performing their
GDPR-52-04
Prohibition
Prohibition on Incompatible Actions
Members of supervisory authorities must refrain from any action that is incompatible with their duties as supervisory au
GDPR-52-05
Prohibition
Prohibition on Incompatible Occupations During Term
Members of supervisory authorities are prohibited from engaging in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not,
Article 54. Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority
2 obligations
GDPR-54-07
Prohibition
Maintain professional secrecy duty for supervisory authority members and staff
Supervisory authority members and staff must maintain professional secrecy during and after their term of office regardi
GDPR-54-08
Prohibition
Maintain secrecy regarding infringement reporting during term of office
Supervisory authority members and staff must maintain professional secrecy specifically regarding reporting by natural p
Article 55. Competence
1 obligation
Article 58. Powers
2 obligations
GDPR-58-08
Prohibition
Comply with Processing Limitations or Bans
Controllers and processors must comply with temporary or definitive limitations, including bans on processing, imposed b
GDPR-58-10
Prohibition
Suspend Data Flows When Ordered
Controllers and processors must suspend data flows to recipients in third countries or international organizations when
Chapter VII — Cooperation and Consistency
Article 61. Mutual assistance
1 obligation
Article 62. Joint operations of supervisory authorities
1 obligation
Article 64. Opinion of the Board
1 obligation
Article 65. Dispute resolution by the Board
1 obligation
Article 69. Independence
2 obligations
GDPR-69-02
Prohibition
Board Prohibition on Seeking Instructions
The European Data Protection Board shall not seek instructions from any external party when performing its tasks or exer
GDPR-69-03
Prohibition
Board Prohibition on Taking Instructions
The European Data Protection Board shall not take instructions from any external party when performing its tasks or exer
Chapter VIII — Remedies, Liability and Penalties
Chapter IX — Provisions Relating to Specific Processing Situations
Chapter X — Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts
Chapter XI — Final Provisions
Article 95. Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC
1 obligation