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Section 13

Data retention

(1) After a resident has moved away or died, the registration authority is to continue to store the data referred to in section 3 (1) nos. 1 to 10, 12 to 16, 17a, 18 and 19 to carry out its tasks. In such cases, it may also store the data in accordance with section 3 (2) nos. 1 and 2 in the population register. If a resident moves away, the registration authority also stores the data referred to in section 3 (1) no. 17 and the determination of the facts under section 3 (2) nos. 4, 7 and 8.

(2) After the expiry of five years following the end of the calendar year in which the resident moved away or died, the data referred to in subsection (1) are to be retained for 50 years and secured using technical and organisational measures as referred to in Articles 24, 25 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, unless section 14 provides for earlier deletion. During this time, the data may no longer be processed. This does not apply to the family name, given names, previous names, date of birth and place of birth, including country for persons not born in Germany, the identification number as referred to in section 139b of the Fiscal Code of Germany, current and previous addresses, date moved out, blocks on releasing information within the meaning of section 51 (1), date of death and place of death, including country for persons who died abroad. Sentence 2 does not apply if

1.  the data subject has consented to the data processing data,

2.  it is essential to process the data

a)  for scientific purposes,

b)  to remedy a lack of evidence,

c)  to carry out the tasks of the authorities referred to in section 34 (4) sentence 1,

d)  for voting purposes under section 3 (2) no. 1,

e)  to carry out the procedure under nationality law pursuant to section 30 of the Nationality Act (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz) or

3.  the data referred to in subsection (1), with the exception of the data referred to in section 3 (1) no. 18, are processed as selection data in accordance with the provisions of section 38 (1) to (3).

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