Article 21 — Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions
What does EUDPR Article 21 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
The controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing carried out in accordance with Article 18, Article 19(1) and Article 20 to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions, read 2026-08-14.
| In the act | EU 2018/1725 |
| CELEX | 32018R1725 |
| Read on | 2026-08-14 |
Official text
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The controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing carried out in accordance with Article 18, Article 19(1) and Article 20 to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject about those recipients if the data subject requests it.
The same rule in other acts
These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.
- GDPR Article 19 — Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing
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