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Commission Decision (EU) 2020/969 Article 15

Commission Decision (EU) 2020/969 Article 15

Right to access by data subjects, right to erasure and right to restriction of processing

Article 15

1.   Where the Commission restricts, wholly or partly, the right of access to personal data by data subjects, the right to erasure, or the right to restriction of processing as referred to in Articles 17, 19 and 20 respectively of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, it shall inform the data subject concerned, in its reply to the request for access, erasure or restriction of processing of the restriction applied and of the principal reasons therefor, and of the possibility of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union. 2.   The provision of information concerning the reasons for the restriction referred to in paragraph 1 may be deferred, omitted or denied for as long as it would undermine the purpose of the restriction. 3.   The Commission shall record and register the reasons for the restriction in accordance with Article 17. 4.   Where the right of access is wholly or partly restricted, the data subject is entitled to exercise his or her right of access through the intermediary of the EDPS, in accordance with Article 25(6), (7) and (8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

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CitationArticle 15 of Commission Decision (EU) 2020/969 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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