Article 1: Definitions
Article 2: Scope of Application of the Decree by Law
Article 3: Bureau's Power of Exemption
Article 4: Cases of Processing Personal Data without the Consent of its Owner
Article 5: Personal Data Processing Controls
Article 6: Terms of Consent to Data Processing
Article 7: The Controller's General Obligations
Article 8: The Processor's General Obligations
Article 9: Reporting Personal Data Breach
Article 10: Appointing Data Protection Officer
Article 11: Roles of Data Protection Officer
Article 12: Duties of the controller and the processor towards the Data Protection Officer
Article 13: Right to Receive Information
Article 14: Right to Request Transfer of Personal Data
Article 15: Right to correction or erasure of Personal Data
Article 16: Right to Restrict Processing
Article 17: Right to Stop Processing
Article 18: Right to Processing and Automated Processing
Article 19: Contacting the Controller
Article 20: Personal Data Security
Article 21: Assessment of the Impact of Personal Data Protection
Article 22: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is Available
Article 23: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is not Available
Article 24: Complaints
Article 25: Grievance against the Bureau's Decisions
Article 26: Administrative Penalties
Article 27: Authorization
Article 28: The Executive Regulation
Article 29: Regularisation
Article 30: Repeals
Article 31: Publication & Enforcement of this Decree by Law
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