Source: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88Consolidated text

Current language: DE

Artikel 86 Verarbeitung und Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu amtlichen Dokumenten


Summary What does Article 86 of the GDPR regulation say?

This brief article addresses a specific tension that exists within the GDPR framework: the conflict between the public's right to access official documents and an individual's right to data protection.

It carves out a space where public authorities, public bodies, and even private bodies performing public interest tasks may disclose personal data contained in official documents, provided they do so in line with applicable Union or Member State law.

Rather than resolving this tension directly, the article defers to national and Union legal frameworks to strike the appropriate balance.

Important points:

  • Public authorities, public bodies, and private bodies performing public interest tasks may disclose personal data held in official documents where permitted by applicable Union or Member State law.
  • This article does not override data protection rights but instead allows for their reconciliation with the principle of public access to official documents.
  • The legal basis and boundaries for any such disclosure are determined by the relevant Union or Member State law to which the body is subject.

Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

Personenbezogene Daten in amtlichen Dokumenten, die sich im Besitz einer Behörde oder einer öffentlichen Einrichtung oder einer privaten Einrichtung zur Erfüllung einer im öffentlichen Interesse liegenden Aufgabe befinden, können von der Behörde oder der Einrichtung gemäß dem Unionsrecht oder dem Recht des Mitgliedstaats, dem die Behörde oder Einrichtung unterliegt, offengelegt werden, um den Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu amtlichen Dokumenten mit dem Recht auf Schutz personenbezogener Daten gemäß dieser Verordnung in Einklang zu bringen.

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