GDPR Art. 79 EN
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Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor

Controllers Processors
In force — consolidated2016-05-04 · CELEX 02016R0679-20160504 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2016-05-04in force CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
  • 2016-04-27 CELEX 32016R0679
  1. 1.

    Without prejudice to any available administrative or non-judicial remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77, each data subject shall have the right to an effective judicial remedy where he or she considers that his or her rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of his or her personal data in non-compliance with this Regulation.

    Supervisory Authorities Supervision Personal Data 48
  2. 2.

    Proceedings against a controller or a processor shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the controller or processor has an establishment. Alternatively, such proceedings may be brought before the courts of the Member State where the data subject has his or her habitual residence, unless the controller or processor is a public authority of a Member State acting in the exercise of its public powers.

    Public Authority Public Sector Processors 9

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79(1) 48 Case Law .md
Case Law 48
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 January 2023.#BE v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 77 to 79 – Remedies – Parallel exercise – Relationship – Procedural autonomy – Effectiveness of the protection rules established by that regulation – Consistent and homo Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 December 2023.#UF and AB v Land Hessen.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5(1)(a) – Principle of ‘lawfulness’ – Point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) – Necessity of processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 April 2024.#GP v juris GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Saarbrücken.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 82 – Right to compensation for damage caused by data processing that infringes that regulation – Concept of ‘non-material damage’ – Impact of the seriousness of the damage suffered – Liability of the controlle CJEU - C‑313/23, C‑316/23 and C‑332/23 - Inspektorat kam Visshia sadeben savet Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 October 2020.#État luxembourgeois v B and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative (Luxembourg).#References for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2011/16/EU – Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation – Articles 1 and 5 – Decision ordering that information be provided to the competent authority of a Member State, acting in response to a request for exchange of information from the competent authority of another Mem VB v Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 28 April 2022.#Meta Platforms Ireland Limited v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband eV.#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 – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 80 – Representation of the data subjects by a not-for-profit association – Representative action CJEU - C‑474/24 - NADA Austria and Others +40 more
79(2) 9 Case Law .md
Case Law 9
Rb. Den Haag - C/09/689833 Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber), 12 December 2013.#X.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te ’s-Hertogenbosch.#Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data — Directive 95/46/EC — Conditions for exercising a right of access — Levying of excessive fees.#Case C‑486/12. OLG München - 36 U 1054/25 e LG Köln - 28 O 168/22 Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt ¶14 Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt ¶5.2 Rb. Den Haag - C/09/689833 ¶15 Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt +1 more

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