# Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority 78(2) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-78).

## Provision text

### 78(2)

Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each data subject shall have the right to a an effective judicial remedy where the supervisory authority which is competent pursuant to Articles 55 and 56 does not handle a complaint or does not inform the data subject within three months on the progress or outcome of the complaint lodged pursuant to Article 77.


## Topics on this provision

- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities
- **Supervisory Authorities** — https://overview.legal/topics/supervisory-authorities
  National data protection authorities and their powers
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **VG Osnabrück - 7 A 170/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/291439
- **VG Osnabrück - 7 A 170/24** ¶11 (case-law, Administrative Court Osnabrück) — https://overview.legal/posts/291439

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