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GDPR Art. 30: records of processing activities

Controllers and processors keep a record of the processing activities under their responsibility

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from GDPR Art. 30 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGDPRArt. 30Duty holderControllerApplies from2018-05-25In forceArtefactRecordsgenerated per…LayersLayer 02Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from GDPR Art. 30 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGDPR · Art. 30Duty holderControllerApplies from2018-05-25 · In forceArtefactRecords generated per processing…LayersLayer 02Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART30. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: GDPR, Art. 30.
  • Duty holder: Controller.
  • Applies from: 2018-05-25, In force.
  • Artefact: Records generated per processing….
  • Layers: Layer 02, Layer 05.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART30
Instrument
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 law
Clause
Art. 30
In scope
Controller; processor
Authority
National data protection authority
Applies from
In force

The artefact that evidences it

Records generated per processing moment from the registry and data cards.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Open controls that evidence it

Draft controls in the open control profiles that map to this row: each states a requirement and the evidence it must leave behind.

Source

Chapter 08, section The GDPR, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). GDPR Art. 30: records of processing activities (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART30). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-gdpr-art30. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{GDPR Art. 30: records of processing activities (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART30)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-gdpr-art30},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}