1. Kadar v državi članici v času začetka veljavnosti te uredbe cerkve in verska združenja ali skupnosti uporabljajo celovita pravila v zvezi z varstvom posameznikov pri obdelavi, ta pravila lahko veljajo še naprej, če se uskladijo s to uredbo.
1. Where in a Member State, churches and religious associations or communities apply, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, comprehensive rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to processing, such rules may continue to apply, provided that they are brought into line with this Regulation.
2. Cerkve in verska združenja, ki uporabljajo celovita pravila v skladu z odstavkom 1 tega člena, nadzira neodvisen nadzorni organ, ki je lahko poseben organ, če izpolnjuje pogoje iz poglavja VI te uredbe.
2. Churches and religious associations which apply comprehensive rules in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to the supervision of an independent supervisory authority, which may be specific, provided that it fulfils the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of this Regulation.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.