# General conditions for imposing administrative fines 83(3) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **General conditions for imposing administrative fines** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-83).

## Provision text

### 83(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.


## Topics on this provision

- **Processors** — https://overview.legal/topics/processors
  Entities that process data on behalf of controllers
- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **BVwG - W258 2227269-1/39E** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184564
- **VwGH - VwGH Ro 2025/04/0007-7** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184547
- **BVwG - W258 2227269-1/39E** ¶3.6.1 (case-law, Federal Administrative Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/184564
- **Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38068
- **EDPB Annual Report 2021** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125941
- **Statement 2/2024 on the financial data access and payments package** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125748
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 04/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125917
- **DeFine is a calculator for GDPR fines based on method of the EDPB** (news) — https://overview.legal/posts/6310

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