Article 2 — Scope
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions
What does EUDPR Article 2 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data by all Union institutions and bodies. 2. Only Article 3 and Chapter IX of this Regulation shall apply to the processing of operational personal data by Union bodies, offices and agencies when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Chapter 4 or Chapter …
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, data protection for EU institutions, read 2026-08-14.
| In the act | EU 2018/1725 |
| CELEX | 32018R1725 |
| Read on | 2026-08-14 |
Official text
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1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data by all Union institutions and bodies.
2. Only Article 3 and Chapter IX of this Regulation shall apply to the processing of operational personal data by Union bodies, offices and agencies when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Chapter 4 or Chapter 5 of Title V of Part Three TFEU.
3. This Regulation shall not apply to the processing of operational personal data by Europol and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, until Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 15 ) and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 ( 16 ) are adapted in accordance with Article 98 of this Regulation.
4. This Regulation shall not apply to the processing of personal data by missions referred to in Articles 42(1), 43 and 44 TEU.
5. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means and to the processing other than by automated means of personal data which form part of a filing system or are intended to form part of a filing system.
The same rule in other acts
These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.
- AI Act Article 2 — Scope
- NIS2 Article 2 — Scope
- DSA Article 2 — Scope
- PSD2 Article 2 — Scope
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