5. The declaration shall apply for the duration of the code of conduct, while not exceeding five
years from the date on which the declaration is announced. Where a declaration is requested for
an amendment to a code of conduct for which a declaration has already been issued previously,
the declaration shall apply for the duration of the declaration issued previously.
6. The Commission is responsible for publishing the declaration, together with the associated
code, in the Official Gazette (Staatscourant).
Article 26
1. More detailed rules may be issued by general administrative regulation with regard to a
particular sector concerning the matters covered in Articles 6 to 11 and 13.
2. The Data Protection Commission shall indicate in its annual report the extent to which, in its
opinion, the provisions of (1) should be applied.
CHAPTER 4. NOTIFICATION AND PRIOR INVESTIGATION
Section 1. Notification
Article 27
1. The fully or partly automated processing of personal data intended to serve a single purpose
or different related purposes, must be notified to the Data Protection Commission or the officer
before the processing is started.
2. The non-automated processing of personal data intended to serve a single purpose or different
related purposes, must be notified where this is subject to a prior investigation.
Article 28
1. The notification shall contain the following particulars:
a. the name and address of the responsible party;
b. the purpose or purposes of the processing;
c. a description of the categories of data subjects and of the data or categories of data relating
thereto;
d. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the data may be supplied;
e. the planned transfers of data to countries outside the European Union;
f. a general description allowing a preliminary assessment of the suitability of the planned
measures to guarantee the security of the processing, in application of Articles 13 and 14.
2. The notification shall include the purpose or purposes for which the data or categories of data
have been or are being collected.