# Artikel 26 — UAVG — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/uavg/art-26 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Artikel 26 — Uitzonderingen inzake verwerking persoonsgegevens waaruit politieke opvattingen blijken voor vervulling openbare functies *UAVG, uavg-art-26 — https://overview.legal/laws/uavg/art-26 — original: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0040940/2021-07-01#uavg-art-26* Gelet op [artikel 9, tweede lid, onderdeel g, van de verordening](../avg/#artikel-9), is het verbod om persoonsgegevens te verwerken waaruit politieke opvattingen blijken, niet van toepassing, indien de verwerking geschiedt met het oog op de eisen die met betrekking tot politieke opvattingen in redelijkheid kunnen worden gesteld in verband met de vervulling van functies in bestuursorganen en adviescolleges. [Art. 9(2)(g)](../avg/#artikel-9) ## Guidance ### Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125681* Opinion 15 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(2), Article 42 and Article 46 of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to… ### Opinion 14/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125682* Opinion 14 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (2) and Article 42 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free… ### EDPB Annual Report 2025 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125683* Clarity in action: Supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue Annual Report 2025 Foreword 3 Highlights 4 1. The EDPB Secretariat 6 1.1 Mission And Activities 8 2. European Data Protection Board – Activities in 2025 12 2.1 Bridging Fundamental Rights and Digital Innovation Through GDPR Compliance 12 2.1.1 Helsinki high-level meeting: enhanced clarity, support and engagement 12 2.1.2 Regulation on procedural rules and Omnibus regulation on the record of processing 14 2.1.3 Cross… ### Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125684* Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements 27 March 2026 1. Background The EDPB organised an online stakeholder event on 27 March 2026 to collect stakeholders’ input on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements. The objective was to engage with stakeholders at an early stage of drafting the EDPB Guidelines on the processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements (Chapter III of… ### EDPB letter to the European Commission on the privacy implications of recent proposed legislative changes regarding entry conditions to the United States for EEA citizens *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125685* Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels | Anu Talus Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Commissioner Michael M c G rath Commissioner Magnus B runner Commissioner for Democracy, Commissioner for Internal Justice, the Rule of Law and Affairs and Migration Consumer Protection European Commission European Commission 1040 Brussels, Belgium 1040 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, 1 0 March 2026 Subject: Privacy implications of recent proposed legislative changes regarding entry conditions to the United… ## Related topics - **Politieke Opvattingen** — https://overview.legal/topics/political-opinions ## Wettelijk kader - **Bijzondere persoonsgegevens** — https://overview.legal/topics/bijzondere-persoonsgegevens ## Wettelijk kader - **Typen Bijzondere Categorieën van Persoonsgegevens** — https://overview.legal/topics/special-categories-data-types ## Wettelijk kader --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/uavg/art-26 · 2026-08-22