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Directive (EU) 2016/680 Article 24

Directive (EU) 2016/680 Article 24

Records of processing activities

Article 24

1.   Member States shall provide for controllers to maintain a record of all categories of processing activities under their responsibility. That record shall contain all of the following information: (a) the name and contact details of the controller and, where applicable, the joint controller and the data protection officer; (b) the purposes of the processing; (c) the categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed including recipients in third countries or international organisations; (d) a description of the categories of data subject and of the categories of personal data; (e) where applicable, the use of profiling; (f) where applicable, the categories of transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation; (g) an indication of the legal basis for the processing operation, including transfers, for which the personal data are intended; (h) where possible, the envisaged time limits for erasure of the different categories of personal data; (i) where possible, a general description of the technical and organisational security measures referred to in Article 29(1). 2.   Member States shall provide for each processor to maintain a record of all categories of processing activities carried out on behalf of a controller, containing: (a) the name and contact details of the processor or processors, of each controller on behalf of which the processor is acting and, where applicable, the data protection officer; (b) the categories of processing carried out on behalf of each controller; (c) where applicable, transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation where explicitly instructed to do so by the controller, including the identification of that third country or international organisation; (d) where possible, a general description of the technical and organisational security measures referred to in Article 29(1). 3.   The records referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be in writing, including in electronic form. The controller and the processor shall make those records available to the supervisory authority on request.

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CitationArticle 24 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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