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Directive (EU) 2016/680 Article 8

Directive (EU) 2016/680 Article 8

Lawfulness of processing

Article 8

1.   Member States shall provide for processing to be lawful only if and to the extent that processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by a competent authority for the purposes set out in Article 1(1) and that it is based on Union or Member State law. 2.   Member State law regulating processing within the scope of this Directive shall specify at least the objectives of processing, the personal data to be processed and the purposes of the processing.

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