EU regulatory register · EUDPR
Article 28Joint controllers
CELEX 32018R1725 · Read on 2026-08-18
What applies to joint controllers under Regulation 2018/1725?
Under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, two or more parties that jointly decide the purposes and means of processing are joint controllers. They must set out their responsibilities in a transparent arrangement, in particular for data subject rights and information. The essence must be made available to the data subject, who may exercise their rights against each of them.
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Short answer
1. Where two or more controllers or one or more controllers together with one or more controllers other than Union institutions and bodies jointly determine the purposes and means of processing, they shall be joint controllers.
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/institutions-2018-1725/artikel-28 · Short answer as data · Official text
Official text
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1. Where two or more controllers or one or more controllers together with one or more controllers other than Union institutions and bodies jointly determine the purposes and means of processing, they shall be joint controllers. They shall in a transparent manner determine their respective responsibilities for compliance with their data protection obligations, in particular as regards the exercising of the rights of the data subject and their respective duties to provide the information referred to in Articles 15 and 16, by means of an arrangement between them unless, and in so far as, the respective responsibilities of the joint controllers are determined by Union or Member State law to which the joint controllers are subject. The arrangement may designate a contact point for data subjects.
2. The arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall duly reflect the respective roles and relationships of the joint controllers vis-à-vis the data subjects. The essence of the arrangement shall be made available to the data subject.
3. Irrespective of the terms of the arrangement referred to in paragraph 1, the data subject may exercise his or her rights under this Regulation in respect of and against each of the controllers.
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