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#52026XG03270EU Notice on Personal Data Processing for Russia-Related Sanctions

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice explains how the Council of the European Union handles personal data for people listed under EU sanctions linked to Russia’s destabilising activities. It covers the data used to identify listed individuals, explain why they are listed, and maintain the sanctions list.

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Key Changes

  • Explains the Council’s data processing for individuals subject to Russia-related EU sanctions
  • Identifies the Council department and data protection contacts responsible for the processing
  • Clarifies that personal data may be shared with EU Member States, the European Commission and the European External Action Service

Obligations

What this law requires

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The Council of the European Union must provide data subjects with information about the personal-data processing operation carried out for EU sanctions listings, including the controller, responsible department, contact details, DPO contact, purpose of processing, categories of data processed, and legal bases for processing.

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The Council of the European Union, through RELEX.1, must process personal data only for establishing and updating the list of persons subject to restrictive measures under Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 and Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 as amended or implemented.

Council of the European UnionGeneral Secretariat of the Council RELEX.1
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The Council of the European Union must limit the personal data processed for listed natural persons to data necessary for correct identification, the statement of reasons, and other data related to the grounds for listing.

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Affected Parties

Individuals listed under EU restrictive measures linked to Russia’s destabilising activitiesEU sanctions authorities and compliance teams handling sanctions-screening data

Tags

EU sanctions,personal data,Russia