35Under Article 4(2) of that regulation, the collection, consultation, disclosure by transmission and making available in any way of personal data constitute ‘processing’ within the meaning of that regulation. It is apparent from the wording of that provision, in particular from the expression ‘any operation’, that the EU legislature intended to give the concept of ‘processing’ a broad scope. That interpretation is corroborated by the non-exhaustive nature, expressed by the phrase ‘such as’, of the operations mentioned in that provision.
Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.