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Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 Article 7

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 Article 7

Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject

Article 7

1.   Where the GSC is under an obligation to communicate a data breach under Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, it may, in exceptional circumstances, restrict such communication wholly or partly. It shall document this decision as provided under Article 3(3) of this Decision. 2.   Where the reasons for the restriction no longer apply, the GSC shall communicate the personal data breach to the data subject concerned and inform him or her of the principal reasons for the restriction and of his or her right to lodge a complaint with the EDPS.

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