# Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject 12(2) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (12(2)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-12#par-2
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Part of **Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-12).

## Provision text

### 12(2)

The controller shall facilitate the exercise of data subject rights under Articles 15 to 22. In the cases referred to in Article 11(2), the controller shall not refuse to act on the request of the data subject for exercising his or her rights under Articles 15 to 22, unless the controller demonstrates that it is not in a position to identify the data subject.


## Topics on this provision

- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons
- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Cour Administrative - 49701C** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/158440
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 October 2022.#Proximus NV v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 12 – Public telephone directories and directory enquiry services – Subscriber’s consent – Obligations of the provider of directories and of directory enquiry serv** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132304
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2022.#Criminal proceedings against VD bd]
 
 Criminal proceedings against VD and SR.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#References for a preliminary ruling – Single market for financial services – Market abuse – Insider dealing – Directive 2003/6/EC – Article 12(2)(a) and (d) – Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 – Article 23(2)(g) and (h) – Supervisory and investigatory powers of the Autorité des marchés financiers** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132308
- **CJEU - C-543/09 - Deutsche Telekom** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125605
- **Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2017.#Tele2 (Netherlands) BV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 25(2) — Directory enquiry services and directories — Directive 2002/58/EC — Article 12 — Directories of subscribers — Making available personal data concerning subscri** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132349
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 June 2022.#Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Passenger Name Record (PNR) data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 2(2)(d) – Scope – Directive (EU) 2016/681 – Use of PNR data of air passengers of flights operated between the European Union and third countries – Power to include data of air passengers** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132311
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 November 2025.#Inteligo Media SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Bucureşti.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 13(1) and (2) – Unsolicited communications – Concept of communication ‘for the purposes of di** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132132
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 June 2022.#Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Passenger Name Record (PNR) data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 2(2)(d) – Scope – Directive (EU) 2016/681 – Use of PNR data of air passengers of flights operated between the European Union and third countries – Power to include data of air passengers** ¶252 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132311
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 June 2022.#Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Passenger Name Record (PNR) data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 2(2)(d) – Scope – Directive (EU) 2016/681 – Use of PNR data of air passengers of flights operated between the European Union and third countries – Power to include data of air passengers** ¶254 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132311
- **Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2017.#Tele2 (Netherlands) BV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 25(2) — Directory enquiry services and directories — Directive 2002/58/EC — Article 12 — Directories of subscribers — Making available personal data concerning subscri** ¶33 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132349
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2022.#Criminal proceedings against VD bd]
 
 Criminal proceedings against VD and SR.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#References for a preliminary ruling – Single market for financial services – Market abuse – Insider dealing – Directive 2003/6/EC – Article 12(2)(a) and (d) – Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 – Article 23(2)(g) and (h) – Supervisory and investigatory powers of the Autorité des marchés financiers** ¶82 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132308
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2022.#Criminal proceedings against VD bd]
 
 Criminal proceedings against VD and SR.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#References for a preliminary ruling – Single market for financial services – Market abuse – Insider dealing – Directive 2003/6/EC – Article 12(2)(a) and (d) – Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 – Article 23(2)(g) and (h) – Supervisory and investigatory powers of the Autorité des marchés financiers** ¶85 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132308

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