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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation)(Text with EEA relevance)
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1.The controller shall consult [F1the Commissioner] prior to processing where a data protection impact assessment under Article 35 indicates that the processing would result in a high risk in the absence of measures taken by the controller to mitigate the risk.
2.Where [F2the Commissioner] is of the opinion that the intended processing referred to in paragraph 1 would infringe this Regulation, in particular where the controller has insufficiently identified or mitigated the risk, [F2the Commissioner] shall, within period of up to eight weeks of receipt of the request for consultation, provide written advice to the controller and, where applicable to the processor, and may use any of its powers referred to in Article 58. That period may be extended by six weeks, taking into account the complexity of the intended processing. [F3The Commissioner] shall inform the controller and, where applicable, the processor, of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request for consultation together with the reasons for the delay. Those periods may be suspended until [F4the Commissioner has obtained information the Commissioner] has requested for the purposes of the consultation.
3.When consulting [F5the Commissioner] pursuant to paragraph 1, the controller shall provide [F5the Commissioner] with:
(a)where applicable, the respective responsibilities of the controller, joint controllers and processors involved in the processing, in particular for processing within a group of undertakings;
(b)the purposes and means of the intended processing;
(c)the measures and safeguards provided to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects pursuant to this Regulation;
(d)where applicable, the contact details of the data protection officer;
(e)the data protection impact assessment provided for in Article 35; and
(f)any other information requested by [F6the Commissioner].
4.[F7The relevant authority must consult the Commissioner] during the preparation of a proposal for a legislative measure to be adopted by [F8Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly], or of a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, which relates to processing.
[F94A.In paragraph 4, “the relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to a legislative measure adopted by Parliament, or a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to a legislative measure adopted by the National Assembly for Wales, or a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, the Welsh Ministers;
(c)in relation to a legislative measure adopted by the Scottish Parliament, or a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, the Scottish Ministers;
(d)in relation to a legislative measure adopted by the Northern Ireland Assembly, or a regulatory measure based on such a legislative measure, the relevant Northern Ireland department.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 36(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 36(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(3)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 36(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(3)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 36(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(3)(c) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 36(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(4)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 36(3)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(4)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 36(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(5)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 36(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(5)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 36(4A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(6) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Art. 36(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 30(7) (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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