52Therefore, in order for the controller to be exempted from liability under Article 82(3) of the GDPR, it cannot be sufficient for him or her to demonstrate that he or she had given instructions to persons acting under its authority, within the meaning of Article 29 of that regulation, and that one of those persons failed in his or her obligation to follow those instructions, with the result that that person contributed to the occurrence of the damage in question.
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