# Recital (10)

The fundamental right to the protection of personal data is safeguarded in particular by Regulations (EU) 
2016/679 (11) and (EU) 2018/1725 (12) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2016/680 
of the European Parliament and of the Council (13). Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council (14) additionally protects private life and the confidentiality of communications, including by way of 
providing conditions for any storing of personal and non-personal data in, and access from, terminal equipment. 
Those Union legal acts provide the basis for sustainable and responsible data processing, including where data sets 
include a mix of personal and non-personal data. This Regulation does not seek to affect the application of existing 
Union law governing the processing of personal data, including the tasks and powers of the independent supervisory 
authorities competent to monitor compliance with those instruments. It also does not affect the obligations of 
providers and deployers of AI systems in their role as data controllers or processors stemming from Union or 
national law on the protection of personal data in so far as the design, the development or the use of AI systems 
involves the processing of personal data. It is also appropriate to clarify that data subjects continue to enjoy all the 
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Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for 
accreditation and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82).
of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, 
p. 1).
Member States concerning liability for defective products (OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29).

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
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