Law / Slovakia

State Statistics Act, confidential statistical data for scientific purposes

Act No. 540/2001 Coll. on State Statistics, sections 2(2)(f), 30(4) and 30(5)(d)

In force since .

A de-identification rule binding government bodies.

Instrument type
an act of a legislature
Obligation class
Governance
Audit expectation
none

What it requires

  • The body carrying out state statistics provides confidential statistical data to a researcher for scientific purposes only as data that do not allow direct identification of the statistical unit and are modified to the extent necessary to minimise the risk of indirect identification, under a written contract with an applicant who proves scientific activity (sections 2(2)(f) and 30(4)).

These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.

What record it asks for

Logging duty

Sections 2(2)(f) and 30 of Act No. 540/2001 Coll. set the form in which confidential statistical data are provided for scientific purposes. They state no duty to create, keep or produce a log or record.

Kind
None
As of

What this law does

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Research summary

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Act No. 540/2001 Coll. defines confidential statistical data for scientific purposes as statistical data that do not allow direct identification of the statistical unit and are modified to the extent necessary to minimise the risk of indirect identification of the unit concerned.

Section 30(4) of Act No. 540/2001 Coll. lets the body carrying out state statistics provide confidential statistical data for scientific purposes under a written contract with an applicant who proves that the applicant carries out scientific activity and will use the data only within that activity.

Section 30(5)(d) of Act No. 540/2001 Coll. says that data created by summarising at least three confidential statistical data, so that confidential data on a specific statistical unit cannot be derived, are not confidential statistical data. Act No. 540/2001 Coll. entered into force on .

When LexLint raises it

When your app profile says your app processes personal data or processes de-identified data.

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