# Mutual assistance 61(4) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (61(4)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61#par-4
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Part of **Mutual assistance** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-61).

## Provision text

### 61(4)

The requested supervisory authority shall not refuse to comply with the request unless:

a) it is not competent for the subject-matter of the request or for the measures it is requested to execute; or
b) compliance with the request would infringe this Regulation or Union or Member State law to which the supervisory authority receiving the request is subject.

## Topics on this provision

- **Supervisory Authorities** — https://overview.legal/topics/supervisory-authorities
  National data protection authorities and their powers
- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶57 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶42 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶62 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶28 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶19 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 November 2023.#Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. v Scania CV AB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Market for motor vehicle repair and maintenance information services – Regulation (EU) 2018/858 – Approval and market surveillance of repair and maintenance information services for motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such ve** ¶35 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132281

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