Article 12A. Meaning of “applicable time period”F1
In Article 12, “the applicable time period” means the period of one month beginning with the relevant time, subject to paragraph 3.
“The relevant time” means the latest of the following—
when the controller receives the request in question;
when the controller receives the information (if any) requested in connection with a request under Article 12(6);
when the fee (if any) charged in connection with the request under Article 12(5) is paid.
The controller may, by giving notice to the data subject, extend the applicable time period by two further months where that is necessary by reason of—
the complexity of requests made by the data subject, or
the number of such requests.
A notice under paragraph 3 must—
be given before the end of the period of one month beginning with the relevant time, and
state the reasons for the delay.
Where the controller reasonably requires further information in order to identify the information or processing activities to which a request under Article 15 relates—
the controller may ask the data subject to provide the further information, and
the period beginning with the day on which the controller makes the request and ending with the day on which the controller receives the information does not count towards—
the applicable time period, or
the period described in paragraph 4(a).
An example of a case in which a controller may reasonably require further information is where the controller processes a large amount of information concerning the data subject.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 12A inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 76(3), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(h) (with reg. 4)
Notes on the whole EU Regulation
Textual amendments
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Regulation title amended (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 2 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)