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Text as of 27 Jul 2026 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024 · Same wording as today’s text.Today’s text

Recital 14

Digital & dataLevel 1RegulationAI ActIn forceOfficial source

The notion of ‘biometric data’ used in this Regulation should be interpreted in light of the notion of biometric data as defined in Article 4, point (14) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 3, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Article 3, point (13) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Biometric data can allow for the authentication, identification or categorisation of natural persons and for the recognition of emotions of natural persons.