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This provision allows public authorities and bodies holding personal data in official documents to disclose those data in accordance with Union or Member State law in order to reconcile public access to official documents with the right to data protection. This balances transparency obligations with privacy safeguards for data contained in public records.

Art. 86 GDPR

Processing and public access to official documents

(1) in official documents held by a public authority or a public body or a private body for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest may be disclosed by the authority or body in accordance with Union or Member State law to which the public authority or body is subject in order to reconcile public access to official documents with the right to the protection of pursuant to this Regulation.
Source:
EUR-Lex CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
Citation:
OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 127, 23.05.2018, p. 2
As of:
2016-05-04
Retrieved:
2026-02-25