# Derogations for specific situations 49(5) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (49(5)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-10-06. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-49#par-5
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Part of **Derogations for specific situations** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-49).

## Provision text

### 49(5)

In the absence of an adequacy decision, Union or Member State law may, for important reasons of public interest, expressly set limits to the transfer of specific categories of personal data to a third country or an international organisation. Member States shall notify such provisions to the Commission.


## Topics on this provision

- **Privacy Shield** — https://overview.legal/topics/privacy-shield
  Former EU-US data transfer framework (invalidated)
- **International Transfer** — https://overview.legal/topics/internationale-doorgifte
  Transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Guidelines 2/2018 on derogations of Article 49 under Regulation 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38057
- **Guidelines 2/2018 on derogations of Article 49 under Regulation 2016/679** §6 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/38057

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