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title: "GDPR Article 19: Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-19"
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# GDPR Article 19: Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing

_CHAPTER III . Section 3_

The controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing carried out in accordance with Article 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18 to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject about those recipients if the data subject requests it.

## Relevant recitals

- [Recital 66](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-66): Right to be Forgotten

Source text: EUR-Lex, Official Journal consolidated HTML (CELEX 32016R0679). Recital short titles are editorial labels from gdpr-info.eu editorial short titles (not official). Cross-checked against gdpr-info.eu (independent reproduction).