Recital 137 – Provisional Measures*

1There may be an urgent need to act in order to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects, in particular when the danger exists that the enforcement of a right of a data subject could be considerably impeded. 2A supervisory authority should therefore be able to adopt duly justified provisional measures on its territory with a specified period of validity which should not exceed three months.

* This title is an unofficial description.


Why Recital 137 Matters for GDPR Compliance?

Recital 137 matters for GDPR compliance because it allows supervisory authorities to take urgent provisional measures when immediate action is needed to protect data subjects. These temporary measures ensure quick intervention in high-risk situations while formal procedures continue.

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