# Artikel 40 — 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-40 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Artikel 40 — Uitzonderingen op verbod geautomatiseerde individuele besluitvorming *UAVG, uavg-art-40 — https://overview.legal/laws/uavg/art-40 — original: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0040940/2021-07-01#uavg-art-40* 1. [Artikel 22, eerste lid, van de verordening](../avg/#artikel-22) geldt niet indien de in die bepaling bedoelde geautomatiseerde individuele besluitvorming, anders dan op basis van profilering, noodzakelijk is om te voldoen aan een wettelijke verplichting die op de verwerkingsverantwoordelijke rust of noodzakelijk is voor de vervulling van een taak van algemeen belang. 2. Bij de geautomatiseerde individuele besluitvorming, bedoeld in het eerste lid, treft de verwerkingsverantwoordelijke passende maatregelen die strekken tot bescherming van de rechten en vrijheden en gerechtvaardigde belangen van de betrokkene. 3. Indien de verwerkingsverantwoordelijke geen bestuursorgaan is, dan zijn passende maatregelen als bedoeld in het tweede lid, in ieder geval getroffen indien het recht op menselijke tussenkomst, het recht voor betrokkene om zijn standpunt kenbaar te maken en het recht om het besluit aan te vechten, zijn geborgd. !!! note "" [Art. 22](../avg/#artikel-22), [art. 40](../avg/#artikel-40) AVG [Overweging 71-72](../avg/#rec71) ## Guidance ### Guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125668* Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies Version 2.0 Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted Version history Version Date Adoption information version 1.1 08 April 2025 adoption of the guidelines before public consultation version 2.0 07 July 2026 adoption of the guidelines after public consultation 3 | Adopted 4 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 70 (1)(e) of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the… ### 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-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework ( *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53739* EDPB, EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework (Digital Omnibus) ## Related topics - **Profilering** — https://overview.legal/topics/profiling ## Wettelijk kader --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/uavg/art-40 · 2026-08-22