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Art. 91 GDPR · Chapter IX: Provisions relating to specific processing situations

Article 91 GDPR: Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations

Text as of 28 October 2026 Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026

Official text

Where in a Member State, churches and religious associations or communities apply, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, comprehensive rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to processing, such rules may continue to apply, provided that they are brought into line with this Regulation.

Churches and religious associations which apply comprehensive rules in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to the supervision of an independent supervisory authority, which may be specific, provided that it fulfils the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of this Regulation.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Official Journal L 119, 4.5.2016, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

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Text as of 28 October 2026.

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