GDPR Regulation (EU) 2016/679 — EUR-Lex Official Journal

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Primary text of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to processing of personal data and free movement of such data (GDPR). Published in the Official Journal of the EU: 4 May 2016, L 119/1–88. Establishes core GDPR principles (transparency, lawfulness, data minimization), individual rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection), and controller/processor obligations including DPIAs and security measures. Authoritative primary regulatory source for Art. 6 lawful bases, Art. 7 consent requirements, Art. 17 right to erasure, and Art. 22 automated decision-making restrictions. Tier-1 fetch returned preamble and recitals through Recital 84; full 99-article text in the Official Journal.