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GDPR — Article 9

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Article 9 Processing of special categories of personal data 1. Processing of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation shall be prohibited. 2. data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation shall be prohibited. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply if one of the following applies: (a) the data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of those personal data for one or more specified purposes, except where Union or Member State law provide that the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 may not be lifted by the data subject; (b) processing is necessary for the purposes of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights of the controller or of the data subject in the field of employment and social security and social protection law in so far as it is authorised by Union or Member State law or a collective agreement pursuant to Member St
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ate law providing for appropriate safeguards for the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject; (c) processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent; (d) processing is carried out in the course of its legitimate activities with appropriate safeguards by a foundation, association or any other not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim and on condition that the processing relates solely to the members or to former members of the body or to persons who have regular contact with it in connection with its purposes and that the personal data are not disclosed outside that body without the consent of the data subjects; (e) processing relates to personal data which are manifestly made public by the data subject; (f) processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity; (g) processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject; (h) processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services on the basis of Union or Member State law or pursuant to contract with a health professional and subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in paragraph 3; (i) processing is necessary for reasons of public interest in the area of public health, such as protecting against serious cross-border threats to health or ensuring high standards of quality and safety of health care and of medicinal products or medical devices, on the basis of Union or Member State law which provides for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject, in particular professional secrecy; (j) processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) based on Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject. provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject. 3. Personal data referred to in paragraph 1 may be processed for the purposes referred to in point (h) of paragraph 2 when those data are processed by or under the responsibility of a professional subject to the obligation of professional secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies or by another person also subject to an obligation of secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies. 4. Member States may maintain or introduce further conditions, including limitations, with regard to the processing of genetic data, biometric data or data concerning health.

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ANITEC-ASSINFORMITially, in theory, reveal something sensitive about them. This focus on merely theoretical sensitivity also conflicts the goals of Art. 9 ‐ to protect fundamental rights and freedoms, including by preventing discrimination. What is responsive to that goal
Asociación Española de Economía Digital (Adigital)ESof data for the above purpose (most likely). In the case of the latter, it will be important to understand what Art. 9(2) GDPR condition will be considered appropriate by the DPAs for this purpose. ● DSA: ○ Interplay between Art. 16 DSA and the GDPR. Recital 5
European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP)LUhird-party beneficiaries. Secondary use of personal data for medical research purposes Current legislative framework According to Article 9 GDPR, personal data concerning health is considered a special category of personal data that cannot be processed unless
Bitkom e.V.DEis term. Similarly, the legal basis for processing special categories of data (SCD) under Article 10 of the AI Act in relation to Article 9 GDPR remains unclear. Art.
Confederation of Swedish EnterpriseSEof any theoretical possibility of identifying a sensitive trait. Processing of SCD is prohibited, unless any of the exemptions in Art. 9 GDPR is applicable (e.g. that the data subject explicitly consents to the processing, the processing is necessary for the e
AMICE - Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in EuropeBEe possibility to implement new legal basis for health data processing. Therefore, by introducing a new additional exception under Article 9(2) would foster harmonisation and legal clarity. 5 II. The impact of the GDPR on AI and innovation The GDPR is a technol
ACCISBEl data (preventing fraud and the safety of the banking system) shall be deemed as a substantial public interest in the meaning of Article 9(2)(g) of GDPR7. 3. Ineffectiveness of specific EDPB Guidelines.
Fonds Soziales WienATpersonenbezogener Daten nur die ausdrückliche Einwilligung gem. Art 9 Abs 2 lit a DSGVO als mögliche Rechtsgrundlage. Gerade bei niederschwelligen sozialen Leistungen (zB Notquartiere für wohnungslose Personen oder Straßensozialarbeit) gestaltet sich dies alle
University of PadovaITvorire la libertà della ricerca scientifica: a) una base giuridica espressamente dedicata al trattamento dei dati c.d. sensibili (art. 9, par.
BundessteuerberaterkammerDEmsetzung der DSGVO durch die Mitglied- staaten oder der Verwendung fakultativer Spezifikationsklauseln wie Artikel 8 Absatz 1 und Artikel 9 Absatz 4 DSGVO). Keine Angaben b. Bitte benennen Sie konkret, in welchem Bereich Ihrer Meinung nach eine Fragmen- tierun
FEBISDEconvictions and offences, that cannot be processed occurring the same kind of exemptions set forth in article 9. We suggest a rethinking of this approach, maybe by introducing some exemptions in article 10, as it has been done in article 9, especially in relat
Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS)BEcontent if it is of substantial public interest, on the basis of Union or Member State law, as per Article 9.1.g. 3 Catherine PIANA, Director General CoESS | Confederation of European Security Services Avenue des Arts | Kunstlaan 56 | B-1000 Brussels | Belgium
Unipol GruppoITe legal certainty, Unipol invites the Commission to include in its recommendations the inclusion of an additional exception under Article 9(2) of the GDPR to allow data controllers to process Special Data closely linked to the activation and performance of a c
German Insurance AssociationDEPoland, Slovakia and Spain have corresponding special regulations. Some of these regulations are based on Art. 9 (2) (b), (g) or (h) of the GDPR, or they are based on Art. 9 (4) of the GDPR. In part, they are also understood as specification of Art. 9 (2) (f)
BDI e.V. (Federation of German Industries)DEpersons and of services. The interpretation of the legal basis for processing differs. Special categories of data (as provided in Article 9(4) of GDPR) must be highlighted as potentially creating a situation where companies would apply the highest common denom
Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen ArbeitgeberverbändeDEr (Religionszugehörigkeit) als auch Gesundheitsdaten (Arbeitsunfähigkeits-Bescheinigungen) besondere personenbezogene Daten gemäß Art. 9 Abs. 1 DS-GVO darstellen. Um die Belastung, welche die Erstellung eines Verzeichnisses über Verarbeitungstätigkeiten vor al
Chalmers University of TechnologySEthat can be processed. News websites might fall in the category of sites revealing information about special categories of data (Article 9(1) GDPR), since reading about certain topics could reveal one’s political opinion or health status (see Wesselkamp et al
EDRi European Digital RightsESservices, in ways that threaten fundamental rights to data protection, privacy and more. For example, the legal basis of consent (Article 9.(2)(a)) has frequently been used to justify the implementation of biometric surveillance systems, despite the fact that
Selbstregulierung Informationswirtschaft e.V. (SRIW)DElenge remains on determining the legal basis for granting users access under Art. 6 GDPR; where sensitive data might be affected, Art. 9 GDPR must be respected, too. It is important to note that the GDPR takes precedence over the Data Act (Art. 1 (5) Data Act,
BSA | The Software AllianceBEll create a specific and additional condition for processing or whether providers of high-risk AI systems will have to rely on an Article 9(2) of the GDPR regarding processing of special categories of data for the above purpose. In the case of the latter, it w
Danske UniversiteterDK, at bestemte typer af forskningsdata vanskeligt kan deles, f.eks. fordi en medlemsstat ikke har udnyttet det nationale råderum i artikel 9, stk. 2, litra j, og der dermed ikke er etableret et behandlingsgrundlag, som kan sikre, at visse typer af forskningsdat
Information Accountability FoundationUSct to necessity and proportionally considerations. A new condition for using special categories of data should also be created in Article 9. A number of US State Privacy laws, for example the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), contain a provision exempting
Oplysningsforbundet May DayDKg således er transaktionen per definition identificeret. Det har derfor betydning, hvilke personoplysninger der behandles. Her er artikel 9 i GDPR udtømmende og omfatter bl.a. biometriske data. Det forhold, at biometriske data ligger på en 3. parts server (Ser
Association 0DFRsollicitations). Enfin, de manière très opérationnelle, la notion de « catégorie particulière de données à caractère personnel » (art.9) est appliquée avec de fortes lacunes dès qu’il s’agit des forces de sécurité intérieures (ex : des agents de police non « s
United InternetDEof the GDPR and enforcing data subject rights under Art. 12 ff of the GDPR, especially in the processing of sensitive data under Art. 9 GDPR, remain key considerations. On the other hand, the sensible use of AI, for example, in supporting cybersecurity measur
European Blood Alliance (EBA)NLl basis of processing where the aim of the processing is linked to the processing of special category personal data as defined in Article 9 (1), balanced against the ability to process that same data lawfully, (in accordance with either Article 9(2)(h) or 9(2)
Insurance EuropeBEhat the processing of health data necessary for this purpose is covered by one of the derogations in the GDPR, such as the one in Art. 9 (2) (f). Each topic is further elaborated in the sections below.
VNO-NCW / MKB NederlandNLlt in a risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, or the processing includes special categories of data as referred to in Article 9(1) or personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences referred to in Article 10, an enterprise or an organiz
AvvocatoITsempre agevole interazione tra quelle previste per tutti i dati personali (art. 6) e quelle per le particolari categorie di dati (art. 9), mediante un maggiore loro allineamento. E' in ogni caso necessario, sic stantibus rebus, che sia precisato che le ipotesi
Federation of Austrian IndustriesATtion Impact Assessment for high risks, etc.)? Company A: “We process data of data subjects in the field of credit rating, but not Art 9 GDPR-data. The data processed poses a certain risk to the data subject, but usually not a high risk in this context.

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 58 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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