# General conditions for imposing administrative fines 83(7) — 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(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.


## Topics on this provision

- **Authority Powers for Fundamental Rights Protection** — https://overview.legal/topics/authority-powers-fundamental-rights-protection
  This new topic is needed because the content specifically addresses the powers and authorities granted to competent authorities to protect fundamental rights in
- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities
- **Fines** — https://overview.legal/topics/boetes
  Administrative fines imposed for GDPR violations

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Deutsche Wohnen SE v Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51487
- **X - BA-6S/221/2019** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132105
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 December 2023.#Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras prie Sveikatos apsaugos ministerijos v Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 4(2) and (7) – Concepts of ‘processing’ and ‘controller’ – Development of a mobile IT application – Article 26 – Joint control – Arti** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132280
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 May 2023.#UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5 – Principles relating to processing – Controllership – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Electronic file compiled by an administrative authority relating to an asylum application – Tra** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132289
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 December 2023.#Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras prie Sveikatos apsaugos ministerijos v Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 4(2) and (7) – Concepts of ‘processing’ and ‘controller’ – Development of a mobile IT application – Article 26 – Joint control – Arti** ¶68 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132280
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 May 2023.#UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5 – Principles relating to processing – Controllership – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Electronic file compiled by an administrative authority relating to an asylum application – Tra** ¶68 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132289
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 May 2023.#UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5 – Principles relating to processing – Controllership – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Electronic file compiled by an administrative authority relating to an asylum application – Tra** ¶34 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132289
- **Deutsche Wohnen SE v Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin** ¶43 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51487
- **X - BA-6S/221/2019** ¶3 (case-law, Regional Administrative Court Bratislava) — https://overview.legal/posts/132105
- **Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38068
- **Opinion 5/2019 on the interplay between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR, in particular regarding the competence, tasks and powers of data protection authorities** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126232

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