# Lawfulness of processing 6(b) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (6(b)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6#par-1-pnt-b
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Part of **Lawfulness of processing** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6).

## Provision text

### 6(b)

processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;


## 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 (First Chamber) of 20 October 2022.#Digi Távközlési és Szolgáltató Kft. 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 – Article 5(1)(b) and (e) – Principle of ‘purpose limitation’ – Principle of ‘storage limitation’ – Creation, from an existing database, of a datab** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132306
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 January 2019.#Deutsche Post AG v Hauptzollamt Köln.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Customs union — The Union Customs Code — Article 39 — Status of authorised economic operator — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 — The second subparagraph of Article 24(1) — Applicant not a natural person — Questionnaire — Collection of personal data — Directive 95/46/EC — Articles 6 and 7 — R** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132339
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 October 2024.#Maximilian Schrems v Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Online social networks – General terms of use relating to contracts concluded between a digital platform and a user – Personalised advertising – Article 5(1)(b) – Principle of purpos** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132159
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 April 2024.#Criminal proceedings against M.N.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Directive 2014/41/EU – European Investigation Order (EIO) in criminal matters – Obtaining of evidence already in the possession of the competent authorities of the executing State – Conditions for issuing an EIO – Encrypted telecommunications service – EncroChat – Nee** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132261
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2021.#Criminal proceedings against HP.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European Investigation Order (EIO) – Directive 2014/41/EU – Article 2(c)(i) – Concept of ‘issuing authority’ – Article 6 – Conditions for issuing an EIO – Article 9(1) and (3) – Recognition of an EIO – EIO seeking to obtain traffic and location data ass** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132318
- **CJEU - C-465/00 - Österreichischer Rundfunk and Others** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/158434
- **Meta Platforms v noyb** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51484
- **Rotterdam Court: DPA did not err in finding ING contactless chip payments GDPR-compliant** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/96826
- **Peter Puškár v Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky and Kriminálny úrad finančnej správy** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/6140
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 September 2024.#HTB Neunte Immobilien Portfolio geschlossene Investment UG & Co. KG and Ökorenta Neue Energien Ökostabil IV geschlossene Investment GmbH & Co. KG v Müller Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht München.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Points (b), (c) and (f) of the firs** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132246
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 June 2022.#Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Passenger Name Record (PNR) data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 2(2)(d) – Scope – Directive (EU) 2016/681 – Use of PNR data of air passengers of flights operated between the European Union and third countries – Power to include data of air passengers** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132311
- **Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 September 2017.#Peter Puškár v Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky and Kriminálny úrad finančnej správy.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 7, 8 and 47 — Directive 95/46/EC — Articles 1, 7 and 13 — Processing of personal data — Article 4(3) TEU — Drawing up of a list of personal data — Subject matter — Ta** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132346

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