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GDPR Art. 7: conditions for consent and its withdrawal

Where consent is the basis, the controller can demonstrate it, and withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from GDPR Art. 7 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 7ClauseGDPRArt. 7Duty holder: ControllerDuty holderControllerApplies from: 2018-05-25 (In force)Applies from2018-05-25In forceArtefact: Consent-purpose log joined to datasets and model versions; withdrawal propagated to the pipelinesArtefactConsent-purposelog joined…Layers: Layer 02 Inventory & Transparency and Layer 05 Assurance & Continuous ComplianceLayersLayer 02Layer 05Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence 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. 7 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 7ClauseGDPR · Art. 7Duty holder: ControllerDuty holderControllerApplies from: 2018-05-25 (In force)Applies from2018-05-25 · In forceArtefact: Consent-purpose log joined to datasets and model versions; withdrawal propagated to the pipelinesArtefactConsent-purpose log joined…Layers: Layer 02 Inventory & Transparency and Layer 05 Assurance & Continuous ComplianceLayersLayer 02Layer 05Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence 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-ART7. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: GDPR, Art. 7.
  • Duty holder: Controller.
  • Applies from: 2018-05-25, In force.
  • Artefact: Consent-purpose log joined….
  • Layers: Layer 02, Layer 05.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.Earlier2024202620282030As of 2026-09-242018-05-25 · In force2018-05-25 · In forceSource: Obligation register(chapter 08)
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.2018-05-25 · In force2024202620282030EarlierAs of 2026-09-242018-05-25 · In forceSource: Obligation register (chapter 08)
When this obligation applies The first date in the row's status, then each later step: filled once its date has passed, outlined while it is still ahead of the review date.
Data table: the dates
Dates of AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7
DateStepDetail
2018-05-25In force
Id
AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7
Instrument
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 law
Clause
Art. 7
In scope
Controller
Authority
National data protection authority
Applies from
In force

The artefact that evidences it

Consent-purpose log joined to datasets and model versions; withdrawal propagated to the pipelines.

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. 7: conditions for consent and its withdrawal (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7). 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-art7. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{GDPR Art. 7: conditions for consent and its withdrawal (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART7)}},
  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-art7},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}