# General conditions for imposing administrative fines — GDPR — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-83 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### General conditions for imposing administrative fines — General conditions for imposing administrative fines *GDPR, gdpr-art-83-en — https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-83* 1. Each supervisory authority shall ensure that the imposition of administrative fines pursuant to this Article in respect of infringements of this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall in each individual case be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. 2. Administrative fines shall, depending on the circumstances of each individual case, be imposed in addition to, or instead of, measures referred to in points (a) to (h) and (j) of Article 58(2). When deciding whether to impose an administrative fine and deciding on the amount of the administrative fine in each individual case due regard shall be given to the following: a) the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement taking into account the nature scope or purpose of the processing concerned as well as the number of data subjects affected and the level of damage suffered by them; b) the intentional or negligent character of the infringement; c) any action taken by the controller or processor to mitigate the damage suffered by data subjects; d) the degree of responsibility of the controller or processor taking into account technical and organisational measures implemented by them pursuant to Articles 25 and 32; e) any relevant previous infringements by the controller or processor; f) the degree of cooperation with the supervisory authority, in order to remedy the infringement and mitigate the possible adverse effects of the infringement; g) the categories of personal data affected by the infringement; h) the manner in which the infringement became known to the supervisory authority, in particular whether, and if so to what extent, the controller or processor notified the infringement; i) where measures referred to in Article 58(2) have previously been ordered against the controller or processor concerned with regard to the same subject-matter, compliance with those measures; j) adherence to approved codes of conduct pursuant to Article 40 or approved certification mechanisms pursuant to Article 42; and k) any other aggravating or mitigating factor applicable to the circumstances of the case, such as financial benefits gained, or losses avoided, directly or indirectly, from the infringement. 3. If a controller or processor intentionally or negligently, for the same or linked processing operations, infringes several provisions of this Regulation, the total amount of the administrative fine shall not exceed the amount specified for the gravest infringement. 4. Infringements of the following provisions shall, in accordance with paragraph 2, be subject to administrative fines up to 10 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 2 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher: a) the obligations of the controller and the processor pursuant to Articles 8, 11, 25 to 39 and 42 and 43; b) the obligations of the certification body pursuant to Articles 42 and 43; c) the obligations of the monitoring body pursuant to Article 41(4). 5. Infringements of the following provisions shall, in accordance with paragraph 2, be subject to administrative fines up to 20 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher: a) the basic principles for processing, including conditions for consent, pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9; b) the data subjects' rights pursuant to Articles 12 to 22; c) the transfers of personal data to a recipient in a third country or an international organisation pursuant to Articles 44 to 49; d) any obligations pursuant to Member State law adopted under Chapter IX; e) non-compliance with an order or a temporary or definitive limitation on processing or the suspension of data flows by the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 58(2) or failure to provide access in violation of Article 58(1). 6. Non-compliance with an order by the supervisory authority as referred to in Article 58(2) shall, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, be subject to administrative fines up to 20 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher. 7. Without prejudice to the corrective powers of supervisory authorities pursuant to Article 58(2), each Member State may lay down the rules on whether and to what extent administrative fines may be imposed on public authorities and bodies established in that Member State. 8. The exercise by the supervisory authority of its powers under this Article shall be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with Union and Member State law, including effective judicial remedy and due process. 9. Where the legal system of the Member State does not provide for administrative fines, this Article may be applied in such a manner that the fine is initiated by the competent supervisory authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those legal remedies are effective and have an equivalent effect to the administrative fines imposed by supervisory authorities. In any event, the fines imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Those Member States shall notify to the Commission the provisions of their laws which they adopt pursuant to this paragraph by 25 May 2018 and, without delay, any subsequent amendment law or amendment affecting them. ## Enforcement 13 decision(s) on record cite Article 83, totalling approximately €36,618,240 in fines (median €18,000). Top fines: - **CNIL fines Amazon Europe Core €35M for placing cookies without consent** (France, €35,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/125659 - **CNIL fines energy supplier for mishandling data subject access and objection requests** (France, €1,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/125641 - **Datatilsynet (Denmark) - 2022-63-0003** (Denmark, €500,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/6329 - **DPC (Ireland) - 05/SIU/2018** (Ireland, €50,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/125613 - **Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 9794895** (Italy, €26,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/6314 ## Guidance ### EDPB Work Programme 2026-2027 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125689* EDPB Work Programme 2026–2027 Adopted on 11 February 2026 EDPB Work Programme 2026-2027 2 The European Data Protection Board The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent European body established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EDPB has the following main tasks: • Issuing opinions, guidelines, recommendations and best practices to promote a common understanding of the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED); • Advising the European Commission on any… ### EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53738* EDPB, EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) ### Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (‘‘LED’’) under Article 62 LED *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53750* EDPB, Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (‘‘LED’’) under Article 62 LED ### Art. 29 WP Guidelines on GDPR transparency requirements (WP260 rev.01) *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38076* The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issued these guidelines (WP260 rev.01), adopted on 29 November 2017 and last revised on 11 April 2018, to provide interpretive and practical guidance on the transparency requirements under the GDPR (Articles 12–14). The document addresses the form, timing, content, and modalities of information provided to data subjects, including issues such as plain language, layered privacy notices, information for children, and exceptions to the obligation to provide information. No fines or enforcement actions are imposed, as this is a guidance document rather than an enforcement decision. ### VERSIEGESCHIEDENIS *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38079* De EDPB heeft op 20 juni 2023 de aanbevelingen 1/2022 inzake bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften voor verwerkingsverantwoordelijken (artikel 47 AVG) vastgesteld, ter vervanging van de eerdere WP 256 rev.01 en WP 264. Het document voorziet in een standaardaanvraagformulier voor goedkeuring van bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften en geeft uitleg bij de vereiste inhoudelijke elementen en beginselen, waaronder de afbakening tussen wat in de bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften zelf en wat in de aanvraag bij de leidende toezichthoudende autoriteit moet worden opgenomen. De aanbevelingen zijn bedoeld om ondernemingen die persoonsgegevens doorgeven aan groepsentiteiten in derde landen zonder passend beschermingsniveau (artikel 45 AVG) te ondersteunen bij het voldoen aan de passende waarborgen van artikel 46 AVG. ## Related topics - **Fines** — https://overview.legal/topics/boetes ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-83 · 2026-08-22