// Level 3 · Controls
Chapter 9: Provisions relating to specific processing situations
Provisions relating to specific processing situations
Art. 85Medium
Processing and freedom of expression and information
Member States to reconcile data protection with freedom of expression (journalistic/academic/artistic/literary).
Art. 86Medium
Processing and public access to official documents
Public authorities may disclose personal data in official documents per Union/Member State law.
Art. 87Medium
Processing of the national identification number
Member States may further specify conditions for processing national ID numbers.
Art. 88Medium
Processing in the context of employment
Member States may provide more specific rules for employee data processing.
Art. 89Medium
Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes
Safeguards required for archival/research/statistical processing; derogations possible from certain rights.
Art. 90Medium
Obligations of secrecy
Member States may adopt rules reconciling supervisory authority access with professional secrecy obligations.
Art. 91Medium
Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations
Pre-existing rules of churches may continue if brought into line with GDPR.