Article 7 Duration of restrictions

Restrictions referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Decision shall continue to apply as long as the reasons justifying them remain applicable.

Where the reasons for a restriction referred to in Articles 3 or 5 of this Decision no longer apply, the Commission shall lift the restrictions and provide the principal reasons for the restriction to the data subject. At the same time, the Commission shall inform the data subject of the possibility of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The Commission shall review the application of the restriction referred to in Articles 3 and 5 of this Decision every six months from its adoption and before and after the closure of the relevant internal audit activity. Thereafter, the Commission shall monitor the need to maintain any restriction/deferral on an annual basis.