genetic data
Defined in Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
Definitions over time (1)
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24/05/2016 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) Scope: Whole act
‘genetic data’ means personal data relating to the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a natural person which give unique information about the physiology or the health of that natural person and which result, in particular, from an analysis of a biological sample from the natural person in question;
Earlier definition records in this act (1)
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Used in (7 places in 6 provisions on 11/11/2026)
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) (7 in 6)
Recital 34 · Recital 35 · Recital 53 · Recital 75 · Article 4 · Article 92