Genetic data of a personal nature are defined by article 3 (j) as information on the hereditary characteristics of a person, identified or identifiable, that is obtained through nucleic acid analyses or through other scientific analyses.  The processing of genetic data of a personal nature on the other hand is defined as the operations and procedures that allow the collection, storage, use and conveyance Genetic data of a personal nature are defined by article 3 (j) as information on the hereditary characteristics of a person, identified or identifiable, that is obtained through nucleic acid analyses or through other scientific analyses.  The processing of genetic data of a personal nature on the other hand is defined as the operations and procedures that allow the collection, storage, use and conveyance of genetic data of a personal nature (article 3 (w)). 

The protection of data is listed as one of the specific guiding principles in article 45 (b).  The article stipulates that the right to privacy and to the respect of the will of a person shall be guaranteed with regard to information, as well as the confidentiality of genetic data of a personal nature.

The results of a genetic analysis undertaken on embryonic or fetal material shall be subjected to the principles of protection of data and confidentiality provided by the Law on Biomedical Research (article 53).

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