GDPR Articles List in Excel — all 99 articles

Every article of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, organised by chapter, in one editable spreadsheet — with a status column so it works as a tracker rather than just a list. Free, no email required.

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What's in the workbook

  • All 99 articles with their official titles, grouped across the eleven chapters — from Article 1 (subject-matter) to Article 99 (entry into force).
  • A plain-language "what it covers" note on the articles that carry practical obligations, written for orientation rather than as legal advice.
  • A "key for small business" flag you can filter on, marking the roughly thirty articles where small organisations actually spend their time — lawful basis (Art. 6), privacy notices (Art. 13–14), subject access (Art. 15), the ROPA (Art. 30), security (Art. 32), breach notification (Art. 33–34) and DPIAs (Art. 35).
  • Status, owner and evidence columns, with a drop-down for status, so a team can work through it and record where the proof lives.

How to use it

  1. Filter the "key for small business" column to Yes and start there — the full 99 is a reference, not a to-do list.
  2. Set a status and an owner for each of those articles.
  3. Record where the evidence lives, because that is what an auditor or regulator asks for first.
  4. Revisit whenever you add a processing activity, a vendor, or a new country.

What it is, and what it isn't

Article numbers, titles and the chapter structure are the text of the Regulation itself. The summaries and the small-business flag are our editorial judgement, offered for orientation — they are not legal advice and not a substitute for reading the article. Filling in this workbook does not make an organisation GDPR compliant; compliance comes from operating the practices the Regulation describes. Check your own circumstances with a qualified adviser.

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If you need the documents as well as the index

This workbook tells you what the Regulation covers. If what you need next is the written documentation behind it — the privacy notice, the records of processing, the breach procedure — the GDPR Compliance Pack is the editable set, and the GDPR guide explains what a small business actually has to do. Questions: support@compliancedocshq.com.

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