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title: "GDPR Recital 25: Applicable to Controllers Due to International Law"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-25"
type: "legal-text"
date: ""
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# GDPR Recital 25: Applicable to Controllers Due to International Law

Where Member State law applies by virtue of public international law, this Regulation should also apply to a controller not established in the Union, such as in a Member State's diplomatic mission or consular post.

## Articles this recital explains

- [Article 3](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-3): Territorial scope

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