# Derogations for specific situations 49(3) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (49(3)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-49#par-3
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Part of **Derogations for specific situations** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-49).

## Provision text

### 49(3)

Points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and the second subparagraph thereof shall not apply to activities carried out by public authorities in the exercise of their public powers.


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶71 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶66 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶65 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶64 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶83 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶42 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶31 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶29 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶28 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 March 2024.#Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).#Appeal – Law enforcement cooperation – Regulation (EU) 2016/794 – Article 49(3) and Article 50 – Protection of personal data – Unlawful data processing – Criminal proceedings brought in Slovakia against the appellant – Expert’s report drawn up by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the purposes of the investigation – Retrieval** ¶47 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132271

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