# Right to restriction of processing 18(a) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (18(a)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-18#par-1-pnt-a
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Part of **Right to restriction of processing** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-18).

## Provision text

### 18(a)

the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;


## 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)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2023 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125829

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