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

> Focused context for a single provision (12(b)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-12#par-5-pnt-b
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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(b)

refuse to act on the request.


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **AG Arnsberg - 42 C 434/23** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/90173
- **CJEU - C-526/24 - Brillen Rottler** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/96819
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 January 2023.#RW v Österreichische Post AG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 15(1)(c) – Data subject’s right of access to his or her data – Information about the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed – Restrictions.#C** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132299
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 January 2023.#RW v Österreichische Post AG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 15(1)(c) – Data subject’s right of access to his or her data – Information about the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed – Restrictions.#C** ¶49 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132299
- **The data subject’s right to access to information under GDPR and the right of the data controller to protect its know-how** (literature) — https://overview.legal/posts/132546

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