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Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 · Original 2024 text · 12 July 2024

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The notion of ‘biometric data’ used in this Regulation should be interpreted in light of the notion of biometric data as defined in Article 4, point (14) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 3, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Article 3, point (13) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Biometric data can allow for the authentication, identification or categorisation of natural persons and for the recognition of emotions of natural persons.

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Articles and annexes: consolidated text of 27 July 2026, including the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. Recitals: original text of 12 July 2024. Consolidated texts are informational; the acts published in the Official Journal of the European Union are authoritative. For subsequent changes, check the version available on EUR-Lex.

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