Tuesday, January 30, 2024

GDPR - Articles Categorization

    

GDPR is structured in a hierarchal manner, with Chapters containing Articles, which in turn divided into Sections. In GDPR each chapter deals with a broad topic and it is further divided into articles, where articles are the main units of GDPR and each addresses a specific point or rule, further they are sub-divided into sections and they provide additional details or clarifications on the points made in the articles.

This structure helps to organize the complex information and regulations contained within GDPR.


Chapter I – General provisions

Article 1: Subject-matter and objectives 

Article 2: Material scope 

Article 3: Territorial scope 

Article 4: Definitions 


Chapter II – Principles 

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

Section 1 - Transparency and modalities 

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 

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 

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 

Article 21: Right to object 

Article 22: Automated individual decision-making, including profiling 

Section 5 - Restrictions 

Article 23: Restrictions 


Chapter IV – Controller and processor 

Section 1 - General obligations 

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 

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 

Article 35: Data protection impact assessment

Article 36: Prior consultation

Section 4 - Data protection officer 

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 

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 

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 

Section 1 - Independent status 

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 

Article 55: Competence 

Article 56: Competence of the lead supervisory authority 

Article 57: Tasks 

Article 58: Powers 

Article 59: Activity reports 


Chapter VII – Cooperation and consistency 

Section 1 – Cooperation 

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 

Article 63: Consistency mechanism 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Article 92: Exercise of the delegation 

Article 93: Committee procedure 


Chapter XI – Final provisions 

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

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