# Representation of data subjects 80(2) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Representation of data subjects** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-80).

## Provision text

### 80(2)

Member States may provide that any body, organisation or association referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, independently of a data subject's mandate, has the right to lodge, in that Member State, a complaint with the supervisory authority which is competent pursuant to Article 77 and to exercise the rights referred to in Articles 78 and 79 if it considers that the rights of a data subject under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing.


## Topics on this provision

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

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 July 2024.#Meta Platforms Ireland Limited v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.#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 – First sentence of Article 12(1) – Transparency of information – Article 13(1)(c) and (e) – Obligation o** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132250
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 October 2024.#ND v DR.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Chapter VIII – Remedies – Medicinal products marketed by a pharmacist on an online platform – Action brought before the national civil courts by a competitor of that pharmacist on the basis of the prohibition of unfair commercial practices for infringement by the pharmacist of t** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132163
- **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** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51478
- **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** ¶63 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶77 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶80 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶68 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶83 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶67 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶70 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312
- **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** ¶76 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132312

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