--- title: "Article 85 — Processing and freedom of expression and information" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" source_retrieved: 2026-09-28 shortTitle: "Article 85 — Processing and freedom of expression and information" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" instrument: gdpr celex: "32016R0679" regulation: GDPR regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" article: 85 status: in_force object_id: eu.gdpr.legal_text.article.85 text_version: "Consolidated version of 4 May 2016" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 4 May 2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504)* 1. Member States shall by law reconcile the right to the protection of [personal data](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/personal-data) pursuant to this Regulation with the right to freedom of expression and information, including [processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/processing) for journalistic purposes and the purposes of academic, artistic or literary expression. 2. For processing carried out for journalistic purposes or the purpose of academic artistic or literary expression, Member States shall provide for exemptions or derogations from Chapter II (principles), Chapter III (rights of the data subject), Chapter IV ([controller](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/controller) and [processor](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/processor)), Chapter V (transfer of personal data to third countries or international organisations), Chapter VI (independent supervisory authorities), Chapter VII (cooperation and consistency) and Chapter IX (specific data processing situations) if they are necessary to reconcile the right to the protection of personal data with the freedom of expression and information. 3. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission the provisions of its law which it has adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 and, without delay, any subsequent amendment law or amendment affecting them. *** [Chapter IX — Provisions relating to specific processing situations](../chapters/ix.md) · [← Article 84](84.md) · [Article 86 →](86.md)