1.   Kull awtorità superviżorja għandha tiżgura li l-impożizzjoni ta' multi amministrattivi skont dan l-Artikolu fir-rigward ta' ksur ta' dan ir-Regolament imsemmi fil-paragrafi 4, 5 u 6 għandha tkun effettiva, proporzjonata u dissważiva f'kull każ individwali.

2.   Il-multi amministrattivi għandhom, skont iċ-ċirkostanzi ta' kull każ individwali, jiġu imposti flimkien ma', jew minflok, miżuri msemmija fil-punti (a) sa (h) u (j) tal-Artikolu 58(2). Meta jiġi deċiż jekk għandiex tiġi imposta multa amministrattiva u jiġi deċiż l-ammont tal-multa amministrattiva, f'kull każ individwali, għandha tingħata konsiderazzjoni dovuta lil dawn li ġejjin:

(a)	in-natura, il-gravità u d-dewmien tal-ksur b'kont meħud tan-natura, l-ambitu jew il-fini tal-ipproċessar ikkonċernat kif ukoll l-għadd ta' suġġetti tad-data affettwati u l-livell ta' dannu mġarrab minnhom;

(b)	il-karattru intenzjonali jew negliġenti tal-ksur;

(c)	kwalunkwe azzjoni meħuda mill-kontrollur jew il-proċessur biex jittaffa d-dannu mġarrab mis-suġġetti tad-data;

(d)	il-grad ta' responsabbiltà tal-kontrollur jew il-proċessur b'kont meħud tal-miżuri tekniċi u organizzattivi implimentati minnu skont l-Artikoli 25 u 32;

(e)	kwalunkwe ksur preċedenti rilevanti mill-kontrollur jew il-proċessur;

(f)	il-grad ta' kooperazzjoni mal-awtorità superviżorja, sabiex jiġi rimedjat il-ksur u jittaffew l-effetti avversi possibbli tal-ksur;

(g)	il-kategoriji ta' data personali affettwati mill-ksur;

(h)	il-mod li bih il-ksur sar magħruf mill-awtorità superviżorja, b'mod partikolari jekk, u jekk ikun hekk il-każ sa fejn, il-kontrollur jew il-proċessur innotifika l-ksur;

(i)	fejn miżuri msemmija fl-Artikolu 58(2), ikunu ġew ordnati minn qabel kontra l-kontrollur jew il-proċessur ikkonċernat fir-rigward tal-istess suġġett, il-konformità ma' dawk il-miżuri;

(j)	l-aderenza mal-kodiċijiet approvati ta' kondotta skont l-Artikolu 40 jew mal-mekkaniżmi approvati ta' ċertifikazzjoni skont l-Artikolu 42; u

(k)	kwalunkwe fattur aggravanti jew mitiganti applikabbli għaċ-ċirkostanzi tal-każ, bħal benefiċċji finanzjarji miksuba, jew telfiet evitati, direttament jew indirettament, mill-ksur.

3.   Jekk kontrollur jew proċessur, intenzjonalment jew b'negliġenza, għall-istess operazzjonijiet ta' pproċessar jew għal dawk b'rabta ma' xulxin, jikser diversi dispożizzjonijiet ta' dan ir-Regolament, l-ammont totali tal-multa amministrattiva ma għandux jaqbeż l-ammont speċifikat għall-ksur l-aktar gravi.

4.   Il-ksur tad-dispożizzjonijiet li ġejjin għandu, f'konformità mal-paragrafu 2a, ikun soġġett għal multi amministrattivi sa EUR 10 000 000, jew fil-każ ta' impriża, sa 2 % tal-fatturat annwali dinji totali tas-sena finanzjarja preċedenti, skont liema jkun l-ogħla:

(a)	l-obbligi tal-kontrollur u tal-proċessur skont l-Artikoli 8, 11, 25 sa 39 u 42 u 43;

(b)	l-obbligi tal-korp ta' ċertifikazzjoni skont l-Artikoli 42 u 43;

(c)	l-obbligi tal-korp ta' monitoraġġ skont l-Artikolu 41(4);

5.   Il-ksur tad-dispożizzjonijiet li ġejjin għandu, f'konformità mal-paragrafu 2a, ikun soġġett għal multi amministrattivi sa EUR 20 000 000, jew fil-każ ta' impriża, sa 4 % tal-fatturat annwali dinji totali tas-sena finanzjarja preċedenti, skont liema jkun l-ogħla:

(a)	il-prinċipji bażiċi għall-ipproċessar, inklużi l-kondizzjonijiet għal kunsens, skont l-Artikoli 5, 6, 7 u 9;

(b)	id-drittijiet tas-suġġetti tad-data skont l-Artikoli 12 sa 22;

(c)	it-trasferimenti ta' data personali lil riċevitur f'pajjiż terz jew organizzazzjoni internazzjonali skont l-Artikoli 44-49;

(d)	kwalunkwe obbligu skont il-liġi tal-Istat Membru adottat taħt il-Kapitolu IX;

(e)	nuqqas ta' konformità ma' ordni jew limitazzjoni temporanja jew definittiva fuq l-ipproċessar jew is-sospensjoni ta' flussi ta' data mill-awtorità superviżorja skont l-Artikolu 58(2) jew nuqqas milli jingħata aċċess bi ksur tal-Artikolu 58(1).

6.   Nuqqas ta' konformità ma' ordni mill-awtorità superviżjorja kif imsemmija fl-Artikolu 58(2) għandu, f'konformità mal-paragrafu 2 ta' dan l-Artikolu, ikun soġġett għal multi amministrattivi sa EUR 20 000 000, jew fil-każ ta' impriża, sa 4 % tal-fatturat annwali dinji totali tas-sena finanzjarja preċedenti, skont liema jkun l-ogħla.

7.   Mingħajr preġudizzju għas-setgħat korrettivi ta' awtoritajiet superviżorji skont l-Artikolu 58(2), kull Stat Membru jista' jistipula r-regoli dwar jekk u sa fejn multi amministrattivi jistgħu jiġu imposti fuq awtoritajiet jew korpi pubbliċi stabbiliti f'dak l-Istat Membru.

8.   L-eżerċizzju mill-awtorità superviżorja tas-setgħat tagħha taħt dan l-Artikolu għandu jkun soġġett għal salvagwardji proċedurali xierqa f'konformità mal-liġi tal-Unjoni u l-liġi tal-Istat Membru, inklużi rimedju ġudizzjarju u proċess dovut effettivi.

9.   Fejn is-sistema legali tal-Istat Membru ma tipprevedix multi amministrattivi, dan l-Artikolu jista' jiġi applikat b'tali mod li l-multa tinbeda mill-awtorità superviżorja kompetenti u tiġi imposta minn qrati nazzjonali kompetenti, filwaqt li jiġi żgurat li dawk ir-rimedji legali jkunu effettivi u jkollhom effett ekwivalenti għall-multi amministrattivi imposti mill-awtoritajiet superviżorji. Fi kwalunkwe każ, il-multi imposti għandhom ikunu effettivi, proporzjonati u dissważivi. Dawn l-Istati Membri għandhom jinnotifikaw lill-Kummissjoni dwar id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-liġijiet tagħhom li huma jadottaw skont dan il-paragrafu sal-25 ta' Mejju 2018 u, mingħajr dewmien, dwar kwalunkwe liġi ta' emenda jew emenda sussegwenti li taffettwahom.

1.   Each supervisory authority shall ensure that the imposition of administrative fines pursuant to this Article in respect of infringements of this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall in each individual case be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2.   Administrative fines shall, depending on the circumstances of each individual case, be imposed in addition to, or instead of, measures referred to in points (a) to (h) and (j) of Article 58(2). When deciding whether to impose an administrative fine and deciding on the amount of the administrative fine in each individual case due regard shall be given to the following:

(a)	the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement taking into account the nature scope or purpose of the processing concerned as well as the number of data subjects affected and the level of damage suffered by them;

(b)	the intentional or negligent character of the infringement;

(c)	any action taken by the controller or processor to mitigate the damage suffered by data subjects;

(d)	the degree of responsibility of the controller or processor taking into account technical and organisational measures implemented by them pursuant to Articles 25 and 32;

(e)	any relevant previous infringements by the controller or processor;

(f)	the degree of cooperation with the supervisory authority, in order to remedy the infringement and mitigate the possible adverse effects of the infringement;

(g)	the categories of personal data affected by the infringement;

(h)	the manner in which the infringement became known to the supervisory authority, in particular whether, and if so to what extent, the controller or processor notified the infringement;

(i)	where measures referred to in Article 58(2) have previously been ordered against the controller or processor concerned with regard to the same subject-matter, compliance with those measures;

(j)	adherence to approved codes of conduct pursuant to Article 40 or approved certification mechanisms pursuant to Article 42; and

(k)	any other aggravating or mitigating factor applicable to the circumstances of the case, such as financial benefits gained, or losses avoided, directly or indirectly, from the infringement.

3.   If a controller or processor intentionally or negligently, for the same or linked processing operations, infringes several provisions of this Regulation, the total amount of the administrative fine shall not exceed the amount specified for the gravest infringement.

4.   Infringements of the following provisions shall, in accordance with paragraph 2, be subject to administrative fines up to 10 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 2 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher:

(a)	the obligations of the controller and the processor pursuant to Articles 8, 11, 25 to 39 and 42 and 43;

(b)	the obligations of the certification body pursuant to Articles 42 and 43;

(c)	the obligations of the monitoring body pursuant to Article 41(4).

5.   Infringements of the following provisions shall, in accordance with paragraph 2, be subject to administrative fines up to 20 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher:

(a)	the basic principles for processing, including conditions for consent, pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9;

(b)	the data subjects' rights pursuant to Articles 12 to 22;

(c)	the transfers of personal data to a recipient in a third country or an international organisation pursuant to Articles 44 to 49;

(d)	any obligations pursuant to Member State law adopted under Chapter IX;

(e)	non-compliance with an order or a temporary or definitive limitation on processing or the suspension of data flows by the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 58(2) or failure to provide access in violation of Article 58(1).

6.   Non-compliance with an order by the supervisory authority as referred to in Article 58(2) shall, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, be subject to administrative fines up to 20 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.

7.   Without prejudice to the corrective powers of supervisory authorities pursuant to Article 58(2), each Member State may lay down the rules on whether and to what extent administrative fines may be imposed on public authorities and bodies established in that Member State.

8.   The exercise by the supervisory authority of its powers under this Article shall be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with Union and Member State law, including effective judicial remedy and due process.

9.   Where the legal system of the Member State does not provide for administrative fines, this Article may be applied in such a manner that the fine is initiated by the competent supervisory authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those legal remedies are effective and have an equivalent effect to the administrative fines imposed by supervisory authorities. In any event, the fines imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Those Member States shall notify to the Commission the provisions of their laws which they adopt pursuant to this paragraph by 25 May 2018 and, without delay, any subsequent amendment law or amendment affecting them.