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Text as of 4 May 2016 · Regulation (EU) 2016/679, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016 · Same wording as today’s text.Today’s text

Recital 1

Consumer protectionLevel 1RegulationGDPRStage: AdoptedOfficial source

The protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data is a fundamental right. Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) and Article 16(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provide that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.