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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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