Article 98 — Review of other Union legal acts on data protection

GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679

What does GDPR Article 98 say?

Short answer, straight from the official text

The Commission shall, if appropriate, submit legislative proposals with a view to amending other Union legal acts on the protection of personal data, in order to ensure uniform and consistent protection of natural persons with regard to processing.

Source: GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, read 2026-08-14.

Official text

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The Commission shall, if appropriate, submit legislative proposals with a view to amending other Union legal acts on the protection of personal data, in order to ensure uniform and consistent protection of natural persons with regard to processing. This shall in particular concern the rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to processing by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.

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Who does this apply to

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• Cloud service provider

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