4.5.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 119/35
(22) ‘supervisory authority concerned’ means a supervisory authority which is concerned by the processing of personal
data because:
(a) the controller or processor is established on the territory of the Member State of that supervisory authority;
(b) data subjects residing in the Member State of that supervisory authority are substantially affected or likely to be
substantially affected by the processing; or
(c) a complaint has been lodged with that supervisory authority;
(23) ‘cross-border processing’ means either:
(a) processing of personal data which takes place in the context of the activities of establishments in more than
one Member State of a controller or processor in the Union where the controller or processor is established in
more than one Member State; or
(b) processing of personal data which takes place in the context of the activities of a single establishment of a
controller or processor in the Union but which substantially affects or is likely to substantially affect data
subjects in more than one Member State.
(24) ‘relevant and reasoned objection’ means an objection to a draft decision as to whether there is an infringement of
this Regulation, or whether envisaged action in relation to the controller or processor complies with this
Regulation, which clearly demonstrates the significance of the risks posed by the draft decision as regards the
fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects and, where applicable, the free flow of personal data within the
Union;
(25) ‘information society service’ means a service as defined in point (b) of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of
the European Parliament and of the Council (1);
(26) ‘international organisation’ means an organisation and its subordinate bodies governed by public international law,
or any other body which is set up by, or on the basis of, an agreement between two or more countries.
CHAPTER II
Principles
Article 5
Principles relating to processing of personal data
1.
Personal data shall be:
(a) processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and
transparency’);
(b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible
with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research
purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), not be considered to be incompatible with
the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’);
(c) adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed (‘data
minimisation’);
(d) accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that
are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay
(‘accuracy’);
(1) Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the
provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1).