# Verwerking van bijzondere categorieën van persoonsgegevens 9(1) — AVG — provision context

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Part of **Verwerking van bijzondere categorieën van persoonsgegevens** (AVG, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-9).

## Provision text

### 9(1)

Verwerking van persoonsgegevens waaruit ras of etnische afkomst, politieke opvattingen, religieuze of levensbeschouwelijke overtuigingen, of het lidmaatschap van een vakbond blijken, en verwerking van genetische gegevens, biometrische gegevens met het oog op de unieke identificatie van een persoon, of gegevens over gezondheid, of gegevens met betrekking tot iemands seksueel gedrag of seksuele gerichtheid zijn verboden.


## Topics on this provision

- **Special Categories of Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/bijzondere-persoonsgegevens
  Sensitive data requiring enhanced protection (health, biometric, etc.)
- **Identification** — https://overview.legal/topics/identificatie
  Methods and processes for identifying individuals
- **Genetic Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/genetic-data
  Processing of genetic and hereditary data
- **Types of Special Categories of Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/special-categories-data-types
  A dedicated topic is needed to comprehensively cover the specific types and definitions of special categories of personal data, including racial/ethnic origin, 
- **Political Opinions** — https://overview.legal/topics/political-opinions
  Processing of political views and affiliations

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **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
- **Study on the secondary use of personal data in the context of scientific research** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50717
- **Study on the secondary use of personal data in the context of scientific research** §9 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50717
- **Study on the secondary use of personal data in the context of scientific research** §8 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50717

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