# Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) 17(a) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (17(a)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17#par-3-pnt-a
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Part of **Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17).

## Provision text

### 17(a)

for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **LG Köln - 28 O 168/22** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125604
- **CJEU - C-460/20 - TU, RE v Google** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184571
- **BGH refers to CJJH whether available interim injunction affects delisting balance under** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/158438
- **VwGH - Ro 2022/04/0026** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/187377
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶66 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶64 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶58 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶56 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶54 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶108 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 December 2022.#TU and RE v Google LLC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 12(b) – Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 14 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 17(3)(a) – Operator of an internet search engine – Research carried out on the basis of a person’s name – Displaying a l** ¶39 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132301

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