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title: "EDPB 09/2020: Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/guidance/edpb-09-2020"
source: "https://www.edpb.europa.eu/documents/guideline/guidelines-092020-on-relevant-and-reasoned-objection-under-regulation-2016679_en"
source_note: "Only the document as published by the EDPB is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

EDPB guidelines

# Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Reference:** EDPB 09/2020
- **Issued by:** EDPB
- **Status:** Final
- **First published:** 13 October 2020
- **Final version:** 9 March 2021
- **Provisions:** [Article 4(24)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/4#4-24), [Article 60(4)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/60#4)

"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.

## Official source

- [EDPB 09/2020 on the EDPB website](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/documents/guideline/guidelines-092020-on-relevant-and-reasoned-objection-under-regulation-2016679_en)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the document as published by the EDPB is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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