# Mutual assistance 61(3) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (61(3)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61#par-3
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Part of **Mutual assistance** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61).

## Provision text

### 61(3)

Requests for assistance shall contain all the necessary information, including the purpose of and reasons for the request. Information exchanged shall be used only for the purpose for which it was requested.


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2023 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125829

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