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Article 29 — Disclosure of personal data to third countries — compare

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MAR: every English consolidation from 1 Jan 2021. Older wording is not held and is not replaced by any other text. Not covered: national guidance, court decisions.
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Release a4f2a049 published 1 Nov 2026, 17:41 CET. This article checked word for word against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026.
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4 December 2024 · Consolidated version of 4 December 2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 11 Oct 2026 · Official source
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2 November 2026 · Consolidated version of 5 June 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · Official source
29(1)

1.Competent authorities of a  Member State may transfer personal data to a  third country provided that the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council are fulfilled and only on a  case-by-case basis. Competent authorities shall ensure that such a  transfer is necessary for the purpose of this Regulation and that the third country does not transfer the data to another third country unless it is given express written authorisation to do so and complies with the conditions specified by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

29(2)

2.Competent authorities of a  Member State shall only disclose personal data received from a  competent authority of another Member State to a  supervisory authority of a  third country where the competent authority of the Member State concerned has obtained express agreement from the competent authority which transmitted the data and, where applicable, provided that the data are disclosed solely for the purposes for which that competent authority gave its agreement.