Directive 95/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council62 shall apply to the extent that the information processed through the IMSOC contains personal data as defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC and in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

In relation to their responsibilities to transmit the relevant information to the IMSOC and the processing of any personal data that might result from that activity, the competent authorities of the Member States shall be regarded as controllers as defined in point (d) of Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC.

In relation to its responsibility to manage the IMSOC and the processing of any personal data that might result from that activity, the Commission shall be regarded as controller as defined in point (d) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

Member States may restrict the rights and obligations under Article 6(1), Article 10, Article 11(1) and Article 12 of Directive 95/46/EC as necessary to safeguard the interest referred to in points (d) and (f) of Article 13(1) of that Directive.

The Commission may restrict the rights and obligations under Article 4(1), Article 11, Article 12(1) and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 where such restriction constitutes a necessary measure to safeguard the interests referred to in points (a) and (e) of Article 20(1) of that Regulation during the period in which actions are being planned or performed to verify compliance with food or feed law or to ensure the enforcement of food or feed law in the specific case to which the information relates.