GDPR Art. 19 EN
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Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing

Right to Rectification Right to Restriction Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Right to be Forgotten Recipient Personal Data Controllers
In force — consolidated2016-05-04 · CELEX 02016R0679-20160504 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2016-05-04in force CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
  • 2016-04-27 CELEX 32016R0679

The controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing carried out in accordance with Article 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18 to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject about those recipients if the data subject requests it.

Enforcement

Cited in 5 fines totalling €1.1M

Top authority: 🇪🇺Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU) (2) · median fine €59,600 · see all enforcement for Art. 19 →

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