Agent · gdpr-2016-679-3
GDPR artikel 3: Territorial scope
Structural tree: the article's own paragraphs, verbatim.
CELEX 32016R0679 · 2026-08-18 · Weight 88 · minimal-risk
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- What this page is
- Agent, GDPR artikel 3
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-18Current
- Responsible publisher
- ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position
Short answer
What does GDPR Article 3 require, and what outcome does the rule tree give?
GDPR Article 3 is tested here by a deterministic rule tree of 7 rules, built from the article's own conditions. The tree reads your facts and names the outcome that applies, starting with Paragraph 1 applies, carrying paragraph citation, content hash and read date 2026-08-18 against CELEX 32016R0679. The outcome is a machine classification, not a compliance decision.
GDPR Article 3Checked against the publisher 2026-08-18Official text
- Paragraph 1 applies. 1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, regardless of whether the processing takes place in the Union or not.
- Paragraph 2 applies. 2. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union by a controller or processor not established in the Union, where the processing activities are related to:
- Paragraph 3 applies. (a)
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Jurisdiction
The same agent, read through one country's lens.
Inputs
- in_scopeThe article applies to the situationboolean
- punktParagraph of the articleenum (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7)
Rule tree
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 1)
Paragraph 1 applies
1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, regardless of whether the processing takes place in the Union or not.
Paragraph 1
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 2)
Paragraph 2 applies
2. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union by a controller or processor not established in the Union, where the processing activities are related to:
Paragraph 2
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 3)
Paragraph 3 applies
(a)
Paragraph 3
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 4)
Paragraph 4 applies
the offering of goods or services, irrespective of whether a payment of the data subject is required, to such data subjects in the Union; or
Paragraph 4
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 5)
Paragraph 5 applies
(b)
Paragraph 5
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 6)
Paragraph 6 applies
the monitoring of their behaviour as far as their behaviour takes place within the Union.
Paragraph 6
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 7)
Paragraph 7 applies
3. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data by a controller not established in the Union, but in a place where Member State law applies by virtue of public international law.
Paragraph 7
If no rule matches: The article is not stated to apply, or no paragraph is selected. The agent abstains rather than guesses.
The article text as read
- 11. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, regardless of whether the processing takes place in the Union or not.
- 22. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union by a controller or processor not established in the Union, where the processing activities are related to:
- 3(a)
- 4the offering of goods or services, irrespective of whether a payment of the data subject is required, to such data subjects in the Union; or
- 5(b)
- 6the monitoring of their behaviour as far as their behaviour takes place within the Union.
- 73. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data by a controller not established in the Union, but in a place where Member State law applies by virtue of public international law.
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Citation: 32016R0679 art. 3, Territorial scope. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/agent/gdpr-2016-679/artikel-3 (hämtad 2026-08-18, bevis sha256:979d1c2391936906, bygge legal-2026-08-25).