Art. 99 GDPR · Chapter XI: Final provisions
Article 99 GDPR: Entry into force and application
Text as of 28 October 2026 Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026
Summary (not the official text)
The Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies from 25 May 2018.
Official text
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
Text as of 28 October 2026.
This is reference material, not legal advice.
Related recitals
This list is under review.
Court of Justice judgments
- C-579/21, Proceedings brought by J.M
Judgment of 22 June 2023ECLI:EU:C:2023:501
Access requests made after 25 May 2018 cover earlier processing; people are entitled to the dates and purposes of consultations of their data, but generally not the names of employees who consulted it.