Recital 5 – Cooperation between Member States to exchange personal data
Recital 5 Cooperation between Member States to exchange personal data The economic and social integration resulting from the functioning of the internal market has led to a substantial increase…
Read moreRecital 6 – Ensuring a high level of data protection despite the increased exchange of data
Recital 6 Ensuring a high level of data protection despite the increased exchange of data Rapid technological developments and globalisation have brought new challenges for the protection of personal…
Read moreRecital 7 – The framework is based on control and certainty
Recital 7 The framework is based on control and certainty Those developments require a strong and more coherent data protection framework in the Union, backed by strong enforcement, given…
Read moreRecital 8 – Adoption into national law
Recital 8Adoption into national law Where this Regulation provides for specifications or restrictions of its rules by Member State law, Member States may, as far as necessary for coherence…
Read moreRecital 9 – Different standards of protection by the Directive 95/46/EC
Recital 9 Different standards of protection by the Directive 95/46/EC The objectives and principles of Directive 95/46/EC remain sound, but it has not prevented fragmentation in the implementation of…
Read moreRecital 10 – Harmonised level of data protection despite national scope
Recital 10 Harmonised level of data protection despite national scope In order to ensure a consistent and high level of protection of natural persons and to remove the obstacles…
Read moreRecital 11 – Harmonisation of the powers and sanctions
Recital 11Harmonisation of the powers and sanctions Effective protection of personal data throughout the Union requires the strengthening and setting out in detail of the rights of data subjects…
Read moreRecital 12 – Authorization of the European Parliament and the Council
Recital 12Authorization of the European Parliament and the Council Article 16(2) TFEU mandates the European Parliament and the Council to lay down the rules relating to the protection of…
Read moreRecital 13 – Taking account of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
Recital 13 Taking account of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises In order to ensure a consistent level of protection for natural persons throughout the Union and to prevent divergences…
Read moreRecital 14 – Not applicable to legal persons
Recital 14 Not applicable to legal persons The protection afforded by this Regulation should apply to natural persons, whatever their nationality or place of residence, in relation to the…
Read moreRecital 15 – Technology neutrality
Recital 15 Technology neutrality In order to prevent creating a serious risk of circumvention, the protection of natural persons should be technologically neutral and should not depend on the…
Read moreRecital 16 – Not applicable to activities regarding national and common security
Recital 16 Not applicable to activities regarding national and common security This Regulation does not apply to issues of protection of fundamental rights and freedoms or the free flow…
Read moreRecital 17 – Adaptation of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001
Recital 17Adaptation of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council_ applies to the processing of personal data by the Union…
Read moreRecital 18 – Not applicable to personal or household activities
Recital 18 Not applicable to personal or household activities This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data by a natural person in the course of a…
Read moreRecital 19 – Not applicable to criminal prosecution
Recital 19 Not applicable to criminal prosecution The protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention,…
Read moreRecital 20 – Respecting the independence of the judiciary
Recital 20 Respecting the independence of the judiciary While this Regulation applies, inter alia, to the activities of courts and other judicial authorities, Union or Member State law could…
Read moreRecital 21 – Liability rules of intermediary service providers shall remain unaffected
Recital 21 Liability rules of intermediary service providers shall remain unaffected This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the…
Read moreArt. 81 GDPR – Suspension of proceedings
Art. 81 GDPRSuspension of proceedings Where a competent court of a Member State has information on proceedings, concerning the same subject matter as regards processing by the same controller…
Read moreRecital 1 – Data protection as a fundamental right
Recital 1 Data protection as a fundamental right The protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data is a fundamental right. Article 8(1) of the…
Read moreArt. 61 GDPR – Mutual assistance
Art. 61 GDPR Mutual assistance Supervisory authorities shall provide each other with relevant information and mutual assistance in order to implement and apply this Regulation in a consistent manner,…
Read moreArt. 62 GDPR – Joint operations of supervisory authorities
Art. 62 GDPR Joint operations of supervisory authorities The supervisory authorities shall, where appropriate, conduct joint operations including joint investigations and joint enforcement measures in which members or staff…
Read moreArt. 63 GDPR – Consistency mechanism
Art. 63 GDPRConsistency mechanism In order to contribute to the consistent application of this Regulation throughout the Union, the supervisory authorities shall cooperate with each other and, where relevant,…
Read moreArt. 64 GDPR – Opinion of the Board
Art. 64 GDPR Opinion of the Board The Board shall issue an opinion where a competent supervisory authority intends to adopt any of the measures below. To that end, the…
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