# Definitions 4(3) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Definitions** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-4).

## Provision text

### 4(3)

‘restriction of processing’ means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future;


## Topics on this provision

- **Right to Restriction** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-restriction
  Right to restrict processing of personal data
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **CJEU - C‑159/20 - Commission v Denmark** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122873
- **BGH - I ZR 7/16** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122851
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 June 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ‐ Rule of law – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by EU law – Independence of judges – Article 267 TFEU – Possibility of making a reference to the Court for a preliminary ruling – Primacy of EU law – Jurisdiction in relation t** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132286
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 August 2022.#OT v Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 52(1) – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 7(c) – Article 8(1) – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Point (c) of the first subparagraph of** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132309
- **Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 27 April 2022.#Robert Roos and Others v European Parliament.#Public health – Requirement to present a valid EU digital COVID-19 certificate to access the Parliament’s buildings – Legal basis – Freedom and independence of Members of the European Parliament – Obligation to ensure the health of staff in the service of the European Union – Parliamentary immunity – Processing of personal data – Right to respect for private life –** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132313
- **Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51474
- **SCHWARZ V. BOCHUM, 17.10.2014 (“SCHWARZ”)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/6166
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 March 2024.#RL v Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 – Strengthening the security of identity cards of EU citizens – Validity – Legal basis – Article 21(2) TFEU – Article 77(3) TFEU – Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 – Article 3(5) – Obligation for Member States to include two fingerprints in interoperable digital formats in the stora** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132266
- **Meta Platforms v noyb** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51484
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 January 2023.#BE v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 77 to 79 – Remedies – Parallel exercise – Relationship – Procedural autonomy – Effectiveness of the protection rules established by that regulation – Consistent and homo** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132298
- **Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51478
- **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

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