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.

    Supervision Personal Data Supervisory Authorities 54
  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.

    Processors Controllers Public Authority 11

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79(1) 54 Case Law .md
Case Law 54
GP v juris GmbH UF and AB v Land Hessen BE v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság Meta Platforms Ireland Limited v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband eV État luxembourgeois v B and Others VB v Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite CJEU - C‑313/23, C‑316/23 and C‑332/23 - Inspektorat kam Visshia sadeben savet Den Haag District Court: 51 gamblers sue Unibet operator Risepoint over unanswered GDPR +46 more
79(2) 11 Case Law .md
Case Law 11
Rb. Den Haag - C/09/689833 Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt Den Haag District Court: 51 gamblers sue Unibet operator Risepoint over unanswered GDPR LG Köln - 28 O 168/22 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 ¶15 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. ¶15 Meta Platforms and Others v Bundeskartellamt +3 more