# Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) 17(e) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (17(e)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17#par-3-pnt-e
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Part of **Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17).

## Provision text

### 17(e)

for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 May 2023.#UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5 – Principles relating to processing – Controllership – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Electronic file compiled by an administrative authority relating to an asylum application – Tra** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132289
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 May 2023.#UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5 – Principles relating to processing – Controllership – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Electronic file compiled by an administrative authority relating to an asylum application – Tra** ¶35 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132289
- **EDPB Annual Report 2022** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125861
- **EDPB Annual Report 2021** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125941
- **Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126202

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