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GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679

Definition: recipient: recipient

GDPR Art. 4 (recipient)

a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing

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Source texts: the Official Journal, through the Publications Office. Dataset built 2026-07-29. Study aid, not legal advice.

GDPR 32016R0679

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