Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations
Where churches and religious associations or communities in a Member State apply comprehensive rules on the protection of natural persons with regard to processing at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, those rules may continue to apply provided that they are brought into line with this Regulation.
Churches and religious associations adopting comprehensive rules in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to supervision by an independent supervisory authority, which may be specific, provided that the authority meets the conditions set forth in Chapter VI of this Regulation.
