
Article 1 
Article 4 of Decision 2001/497/EC is replaced by the following:
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Article 4 
Whenever the competent authorities in Member States exercise their powers pursuant to Article 28(3) of Directive 95/46/EC leading to the suspension or definitive ban of data flows to third countries in order to protect individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data, the Member State concerned shall, without delay, inform the Commission, which will forward the information to the other Member States.'
Article 2 
Article 4 of Decision 2010/87/EU is replaced by the following:
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Article 4 
Whenever the competent authorities in Member States exercise their powers pursuant to Article 28(3) of Directive 95/46/EC leading to the suspension or definitive ban of data flows to third countries in order to protect individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data, the Member State concerned shall, without delay, inform the Commission which will forward the information to the other Member States.'
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2016.
For the Commission
Věra JOUROVÁ
Member of the Commission