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2) Processing of personal data involving information on offenses, convictions or
security measures;
3) Processing of personal data for the purpose of interconnection of files as defined
in Article Ii – 42 of this Convention; data processing involving national identity
number or any other identification of similar nature;
4) Processing of personal data involving physiometric information;
5) Processing of personal data of public interest, especially for historical, statistical
or scientific purposes.
Article II – 9:
The processing of personal data undertaken on behalf of the State, a public institution, a
local community or a private law corporate body operating a public service, shall be in
accordance with a legislative or regulatory act enacted after an informed advice of the
protection authority.
Such data processing shall be undertaken for the purpose of:
1) State security, defense or public security;
2) Prevention, investigation, indictment or prosecution of criminal offenses or
execution of penal convictions or security measures;
3) Population census;
4) Compilation of personal data directly or indirectly portraying racial, ethnic or
regional origin, parentage affiliation, political, philosophical or religious
persuasions or labor union membership of persons, or data relating to health or
sex life;
5) Processing salaries, pensions, taxes, levies and other payments.
Article II – 10:
Requests for opinion, declarations and applications for authorization shall indicate:
1) The identity and address of the data processing official or, where he/she is not
established in the territory of a Member State of the African Union, the identity
and address of his/her duly mandated representative;
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