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title: "GDPR Recital 161: Consenting to the Participation in Clinical Trials"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-161"
type: "legal-text"
date: ""
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# GDPR Recital 161: Consenting to the Participation in Clinical Trials

For the purpose of consenting to the participation in scientific research activities in clinical trials, the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15) should apply.

## Articles this recital explains

- [Article 89](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-89): Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes

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