Article 83(1)

1. In accordance with the rules set out in this Regulation, personal data may be processed for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes only if:

• (a) these purposes cannot be otherwise fulfilled by processing data which does not permit or not any longer permit the identification of the data subject;
• (b) data enabling the attribution of information to an identified or identifiable data subject is kept separately from the other information under the highest technical standards, and all necessary measures are taken to prevent unwarranted re-identification of the data subjects.

Article 83(2)

2. (deleted)

Article 83(3)

3. (deleted)

[Source: October 2013]

Article 83(1) [Amended: October 2013]

1. Within the limits of this Regulation, personal data may be processed for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes only if:

• (a) these purposes cannot be otherwise fulfilled by processing data which does not permit or not any longer permit the identification of the data subject;
• (b) data enabling the attribution of information to an identified or identifiable data subject is kept separately from the other information as long as these purposes can be fulfilled in this manner.

Article 83(2) [Deleted: October 2013]

2. Bodies conducting historical, statistical or scientific research may publish or otherwise publicly disclose personal data only if:

• (a) the data subject has given consent, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 7;
• (b) the publication of personal data is necessary to present research findings or to facilitate research insofar as the interests or the fundamental rights or freedoms of the data subject do not override these interests; or
• (c) the data subject has made the data public.

Article 83(3) [Deleted: October 2013]

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for the processing of personal data for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 as well as any necessary limitations on the rights of information to and access by the data subject and detailing the conditions and safeguards for the rights of the data subject under these circumstances.

[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]