Article 29 — Processing under the authority of the controller or processor

GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679

In the actEU 2016/679
ChapterIV · Controller and processor
CELEX32016R0679
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The processor and any person acting under the authority of the controller or of the processor, who has access to personal data, shall not process those data except on instructions from the controller, unless required to do so by Union or Member State law.

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