# Subject-matter and objectives — GDPR — context bundle

> Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-1
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## Provision

### Subject-matter and objectives — Subject-matter and objectives

*GDPR, gdpr-art-1-en — https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-1*

1. This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data.

2. This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data.

3. The free movement of personal data within the Union shall be neither restricted nor prohibited for reasons connected with the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.

## Enforcement

1 decision(s) on record cite Article 1, totalling approximately €16,000 in fines (median €16,000).

Top fines:
- **Italian Garante: OPI of Pisa must remove residential addresses from public register** (Italy, €16,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/122839

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