# Right of access by the data subject 15(3) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (15(3)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-15#par-3
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Part of **Right of access by the data subject** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-15).

## Provision text

### 15(3)

The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. Where the data subject makes the request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by the data subject, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic form.


## 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)

- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2023.#Proceedings brought by J.M.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hallinto-oikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 4 and 15 – Scope of the right of access to information referred to in Article 15 – Information contained in log data – Article 4 – Definition of ‘personal data’ – Definition of ‘recipients’ – Temporal application.#Case C-579/21.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132284
- **OLG Wien - 13R70/25x** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/53664
- **VG München - M 26a K 25.5210** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/108991
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 February 2025.#CK v Magistrat der Stadt Wien.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 15(1)(h) – Automated decision-making, including profiling – Scoring – Assessment of the creditworthiness of a natural person – Access to meaningful information about the logic involved in profiling – Verification of the accuracy of the infor** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132146
- **Svea Court of Appeal: Bank must provide voice recording, not just transcript, under GDPR** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122858
- **OVG Saarlouis - 2 A 165/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125590
- **Rb. Den Haag - C/09/689833** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/53095
- **Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51486
- **Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 25 September 2018.#Maria Psara and Others v European Parliament.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — European Parliament — Expenditure by Members of the Parliament of their allowances — Refusal to grant access — Non-existent documents — Personal data — Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 — Need to transfer the data — Specific and individual examination — Partial access — Excessive administrative burden — Obligation to** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132341
- **Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 3 May 2018.#Republic of Malta v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents held by the Commission — Documents originating from a Member State — Documents exchanged pursuant to the control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy — Article 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — Public access following a request made by a non-governmental organisation — Action for annulment** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132343
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 July 2017.#European Commission v Patrick Breyer.#Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions — Article 15(3) TFEU — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Scope — Application for access to written submissions filed by the Republic of Austria in the case in which judgment was given on 29 July 2010, Commission v Austria (C‑189/09, not published, EU:C:2010:455) — Documents in the possession of the European Commission — Protection of court proceedings.#Case C** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132347
- **BVwG - W252 2247042-1** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132104

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