GDPR Art. 48 EN
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Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law

Processors Controllers Personal Data
In force — consolidated2016-05-04 · CELEX 02016R0679-20160504 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2016-05-04in force CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
  • 2016-04-27 CELEX 32016R0679

Any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring a controller or processor to transfer or disclose personal data may only be recognised or enforceable in any manner if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State, without prejudice to other grounds for transfer pursuant to this Chapter.

Enforcement

Cited in 11 fines totalling €8.3M

Top authority: 🇪🇺Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) (10) · median fine €8,000 · see all enforcement for Art. 48 →

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Guidelines 07/2020 concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR Guidelines ·EDPB Jul 7, 2021 Controllers Processors IP Address
S 5 SF 65/24 DS SG Nürnberg: MOVEit zero-day cyberattack via processor did not breach Art. 32 GDPR The data subject (a child born in 2018), represented by her parents, was insured with the controller (a statutory health insurance provider) and participated in its digital bonus… Social Court Nuremberg Jun 10, 2026 Processors Controllers Integrity and Confidentiality Principle
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