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

Current language: FR

Article 86 Traitement et accès du public aux documents officiels


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.

Les données à caractère personnel figurant dans des documents officiels détenus par une autorité publique ou par un organisme public ou un organisme privé pour l'exécution d'une mission d'intérêt public peuvent être communiquées par ladite autorité ou ledit organisme conformément au droit de l'Union ou au droit de l'État membre auquel est soumis l'autorité publique ou l'organisme public, afin de concilier le droit d'accès du public aux documents officiels et le droit à la protection des données à caractère personnel au titre du présent règlement.

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