Recital 14
Defining biometric data
The notion of ‘biometric data’ used in this Regulation should be interpreted in light of the notion of biometric data as defined in Article 4, point (14) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 3, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Article 3, point (13) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Biometric data can allow for the authentication, identification or categorisation of natural persons and for the recognition of emotions of natural persons.
Provisions referenced in Recital 14
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Source and verification
This is the text of Recital 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, unchanged since it was adopted. It has been checked against the consolidated text on EUR-Lex. Where this page and EUR-Lex disagree, EUR-Lex governs.
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