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Article 19: Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing

Praxikon tracks Article 19 (Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing) under the GDPR, alongside the EU AI Act, citing the source for every statement.

Chapter IIIIn force since 25-05-2018

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 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18 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.

Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Official text, reproduced without modification.

Cross-references

Art. 16: Right to rectificationArt. 17: Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)Art. 18: Right to restriction of processing

More case law, guidelines and fines

In addition to the overview at the bottom of this page: rulings, guidelines and fines that interpret or apply this article, newest first. Each item was checked against the official source.

Case law (1)

  • 27 October 2022 · C-129/21 · CJEU
    Proximus

    Inclusion in public telephone directories requires consent within the meaning of the GDPR. A request to be removed from directories is an exercise of the right to erasure, and the directory provider must take reasonable steps to inform other providers and search engines.

Checked on 1 October 2026

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