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Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under Regulation 2016/679

Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026

Reference
EDPB 05/2020
Issued by
EDPB
Status
Final
First published
4 May 2020
Final version
4 May 2020

"First published" is the date the first version was published for consultation (start of the EDPB feedback period), or the publication date where there was no consultation; the plenary adoption is usually a day or a few days earlier.

Note (not the official text)

Supersedes WP29 WP259 rev.01. Covers children's consent under Art. 8.

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

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