Article 15

1. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the obligations of Member States relating to their processing of personal data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), or the obligations of the Commission and, where appropriate, other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, relating to their processing of personal data under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, when fulfilling their responsibilities. 2. Personal data shall not be processed or communicated except in cases where it is strictly necessary for the purposes of this Regulation. In such cases, the conditions of Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) No 2018/1725 shall apply as appropriate. 3. Where processing of personal data is not strictly necessary for the fulfilment of the mechanisms established in this Regulation, personal data shall be rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not identifiable. 4. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adopt detailed rules to ensure that the requirements provided for by Union legislation concerning the roles of the actors involved in the collection and processing of personal data are fully complied with. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to Article 14(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.