Recital 10

(10) The tasks assigned by this Regulation to Member State authorities, the Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) (‘the Office’) could require the processing of personal data, in particular where it is necessary to identify applicants in procedures for registration, amendment of the product specification or cancellation of the registration, opponents, or beneficiaries of a transitional period granted by way of derogation from the protection of a registered geographical indication. Processing of such personal data is therefore necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. Any processing and making public of personal data received in the course of the procedures under this Regulation, for example for the purposes of registration, including opposition, amendment of the product specification, cancellation of the registration, controls and the granting of a transitional period, should respect fundamental rights, including the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’). In that context, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) place certain obligations on Member States, while Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) places certain obligations on the Commission and the Office. Where the Commission and the Office jointly determine the purposes and means of the data processing, they should be considered joint controllers.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.