Member States may entrust competent authorities within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/680 with tasks which are not necessarily carried out for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and prevention of threats to public security, so that the processing of personal data for those other purposes, in so far as it is within the scope of Union law, falls within the scope of this Regulation.
Féadfaidh na Ballstáit cúraimí eile a thabhairt d'údaráis inniúla de réir bhrí Threoir (AE) 2016/680, ar cúraimí iad nach gá a chur i gcrích chun cionta coiriúla a chosc, a imscrúdú, a bhrath nó a ionchúiseamh nó chun pionóis choiriúla a fhorghníomhú, lena n-airítear chun coimirciú a dhéanamh in aghaidh bagairtí ar an tslándáil phoiblí agus na bagairtí sin a chosc, ionas go mbeidh na sonraí pearsanta a phróiseáiltear chun na gcríoch eile sin, sa mhéid go bhfuil sí faoi raon feidhme dhlí an Aontais, faoi raon feidhme an Rialacháin seo.