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Article 31Records of processing activities
CELEX 32018R1725 · Read on 2026-08-18
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1. Each controller shall maintain a record of processing activities under its responsibility. That record shall contain all of the following information:
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1. Each controller shall maintain a record of processing activities under its responsibility. That record shall contain all of the following information:
(a)
the name and contact details of the controller, the data protection officer and, where applicable, the processor and the joint controller;
(b)
the purposes of the processing;
(c)
a description of the categories of data subjects and of the categories of personal data;
(d)
the categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed including recipients in Member States, third countries or international organisations;
(e)
where applicable, transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation, including the identification of that third country or international organisation and the documentation of suitable safeguards;
(f)
where possible, the envisaged time limits for erasure of the different categories of data;
(g)
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