# Verwerking van bijzondere categorieën van persoonsgegevens 9(4) — AVG — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (9(4)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-9#par-4
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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(4)

De lidstaten kunnen bijkomende voorwaarden, waaronder beperkingen, met betrekking tot de verwerking van genetische gegevens, biometrische gegevens of gegevens over gezondheid handhaven of invoeren.


## Topics on this provision

- **Special Categories of Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/bijzondere-persoonsgegevens
  Sensitive data requiring enhanced protection (health, biometric, etc.)
- **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, 
- **Biometric Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/biometric-data
  Processing of biometric data for identification
- **Biometric Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/biometrie
  Unique physical characteristics used for identification

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **hier** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50413
- **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** §8 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50717
- **hier** §24 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50413

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