Article 48 – Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law

Any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring a controller or processor to transfer or disclose personal data may only be recognised or enforceable in any manner if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State, without prejudice to other grounds for transfer pursuant to this Chapter.


This article of the General Data Protection Regulation is addressed in recitals (115) of the GDPR.*

The reference between articles and recitals is based on the professional assessment of activeMind.legal.

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