Law on Personal Data Protection, biometric measures

Law on Personal Data Protection, arts. 31-32 (biometric measures)

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A biometric privacy rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 19 September 2026.

What it requires

Perform biometric measures, meaning the establishment and comparison of personal traits to establish or prove an individual's identity, only in accordance with this law, under Article 31.
Confine a biometric measure in the public sector to entry into business or official premises and presence at work of employees, provided for by law, and only where the aim cannot be achieved another way, under Article 32.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Biometric, Access restriction

What this law does

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Article 31 permits the establishment and comparison of personal traits for the purpose of establishing and proving the identity of an individual, defined as biometric measures, to be performed in accordance with this law.

Article 32 confines biometric measures carried out by the public sector, meaning the state authority, public administration body, local self-government and local administration authority, commercial enterprise or other legal person and an entrepreneur exercising public authority, to the entry into business or official premises and the presence at work of employees, and only where provided for by law and necessary for the protection of individuals and property, the protection of secrecy of data or business secrets, discharging obligations under international treaties, or establishing the identity of individuals crossing state borders, where these aims cannot be achieved another way.

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Read the law

70/09-consolidated English translation hosted by the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information (azlp.me)
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