# Onderwerp en doelstellingen 1(3) — AVG — provision context

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Part of **Onderwerp en doelstellingen** (AVG, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-1).

## Provision text

### 1(3)

Het vrije verkeer van persoonsgegevens in de Unie wordt noch beperkt noch verboden om redenen die verband houden met de bescherming van natuurlijke personen ten aanzien van de verwerking van persoonsgegevens.


## Topics on this provision

- **GDPR Subject-Matter and Objectives** — https://overview.legal/topics/gdpr-subject-matter-objectives
  This content is specifically about the introductory provisions establishing the subject-matter and objectives of the GDPR, which is a distinct topic from genera
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons
- **Processing** — https://overview.legal/topics/verwerking
  Any operation performed on personal data

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework (** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/53739
- **EDPB- EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2025 on the Proposal for a Regulation on simplification measures for SMEs and SMCs, in particular the record-keeping obligation under Art. 30(5) GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50980

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