# Definitions 4(6) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (4(6)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-4#par-6
> Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it.

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

## Provision text

### 4(6)

‘filing system’ means any structured set of personal data which are accessible according to specific criteria, whether centralised, decentralised or dispersed on a functional or geographical basis;


## Topics on this provision

- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024.#Endemol Shine Finland Oy.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hovioikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 2, 4, 6, 10 and 86 – Data held by a court relating to the criminal convictions of a natural person – Oral disclosure of such data to a commercial company on account of a competition organised by that company – Concept of ‘processing of personal data’** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132269
- **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 Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024.#Endemol Shine Finland Oy.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hovioikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 2, 4, 6, 10 and 86 – Data held by a court relating to the criminal convictions of a natural person – Oral disclosure of such data to a commercial company on account of a competition organised by that company – Concept of ‘processing of personal data’** ¶38 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132269
- **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** ¶121 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132341
- **Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024.#Endemol Shine Finland Oy.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hovioikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 2, 4, 6, 10 and 86 – Data held by a court relating to the criminal convictions of a natural person – Oral disclosure of such data to a commercial company on account of a competition organised by that company – Concept of ‘processing of personal data’** ¶36 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132269
- **Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024.#Endemol Shine Finland Oy.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hovioikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 2, 4, 6, 10 and 86 – Data held by a court relating to the criminal convictions of a natural person – Oral disclosure of such data to a commercial company on account of a competition organised by that company – Concept of ‘processing of personal data’** ¶37 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132269
- **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** ¶24 (case-law, General Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132341

---
Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-4#par-6 · 2026-08-22