Legislative documents
Legislative documents
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR): Art.
8 |
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Consolidated Version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU): Art. 16 | |
| Website | Official Journal, p.47 |
Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union (TEU): Art. 39 | |
| Website | Official Journal, p.13 |
| Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection
of individuals with regard to the processing of personal
data and on the free movement of such data |
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| Application to the EFTA countries Norway,
Iceland and Liechtenstein under the EEA AGREEMENT Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 83/1999 of 25 June 1999 amending Protocol 37 and Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement OJ L 296/41, of 23.11.2000 |
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| Status of Directive | Implementation of Directive 95/46/EC |
| Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing
of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic
communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic
communications) |
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| Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of
data generated or processed in connection with the provision
of publicly available electronic communications services
or of public communications networks and amending Directive
2002/58/EC OJ L 105 13.04.2006 p. 54 |
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| Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws
OJ L 337 8.12.2009 p.11 |
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| Regulation (EC) 45/2001 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 18. December 2000 on the protection
of individuals with regard to the processing of personal
data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the
free movement of such data |
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| Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of
27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed
in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal
matters Official Journal L 350 , 30.12.2008 P. 0060 – 0071 |
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| Not in force - Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 15 December 1997 concerning the processing
of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications
sector |
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| Council Decision of 13 July 2010 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP Agreement) Official Journal L 195 , 27.07.2010 P. 1, 3, 5 & 15 |
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Case law
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European Court of Justice: C-92/09 and C-93/09 - Volker und Markus Schecke GbR (C-92/09), Hartmut Eifert (C-93/09) v Land Hessen (judgement of 9 November 2010) / Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data — Publication of information on beneficiaries of agricultural aid — Validity of the provisions of European Union law providing for that publication and laying down detailed rules for such publication — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 7 and 8 — Directive 95/46/EC — Interpretation of Articles 18 and 20). |
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European Court of Justice: C-518/07 European Commission supported by European Data Protection Supervisor v Federal Republic of Germany (judgement of 9 March 2010) / Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 95/46/EC – Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data – Article 28(1) – National supervisory authorities – Independence – Administrative scrutiny of those authorities.
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| European Court of Justice: C-28/08 P - European Commission v The Bavarian Lager Co. Ltd, European Data Protection Supervisor (judgement of 29 June 2010) / Appeal — Access to the documents of the institutions — Document concerning a meeting held in the context of a procedure for failure to fulfil obligations — Protection of personal data — Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001)
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| European Court of Justice: C-553/07 College
van burgemeester en wethouders van Rotterdam v M.E.E. Rijkeboer
Netherlands (judgement of 7 May 2009) / Protection of individuals
with regard to the processing of personal data - Directive
95/46/EC - Respect for private life - Erasure of data -
Right of access to data and to information on the recipients
of data - Time-limit on the exercise of the right to access.
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| European Court of Justice: C-557/07 (order
of the Court of 19 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)) - LSG-Gesellschaft
zur Wahrnehmung von Leistungsschutzrechten GmbH v Tele2
Telecommunication GmbH) / "Article 104, paragraph 3 of the
Rules of Procedure - Information society - Copyright and
related right - Retention and disclosure of certain traffic
data - Protecting the confidentiality of electronic communication
- 'Intermediaries' within the meaning of Article 8, paragraph
3 of Directive 2001/29/EC). |
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| Court of First Instance: T-259/03 (judgment
of 12 September 2007) Nikolaou v Commission / (Non-contractual
liability - Inquiry of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
concerning a Member of the Court of Auditors - Divulgence
of information - Protection of personal information - Access
to the inquiry file and to OLAF's report - Sufficiently
serious breach of the rules of law conferring rights on
individuals - Causal link - Loss) / Re: Action for damages,
pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 288 EC, for
the loss suffered by the applicant following publication
of information concerning an inquiry carried out concerning
her by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and OLAF's
refusal to grant her access to the inquiry file and to supply
her with a copy of its final report. |
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European Court of Justice: C-524/06 Heinz
Huber v Bundesrepublik Germany (judgment of 16 December
2008) / Protection of personal data – European citizenship
– Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
– Directive 95/46/EC – Concept of necessity
– General processing of personal data relating to
citizens of the Union who are nationals of another Member
State – Central register of foreign nationals |
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| European Court of Justice: C-73/07 Tietosuojavaltuutettu
v Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy, Satamedia Oy (judgment
of 16 December 2008) / Directive 95/46/EC – Scope
– Processing and flow of tax data of a personal nature
– Protection of natural persons – Freedom of
expression |
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| European Court of Justice: Case C-275/06
(Judgment of 29 January 2008) /Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 5 de Madrid —
Spain/ Productores de Música de España (Promusicae)
v Telefónica de España SAU (Information society
— Obligations of providers of services — Retention
and disclosure of certain traffic data — Obligation
of disclosure — Limits — Protection of the confidentiality
of electronic communications — Compatibility with
the protection of copyright and related rights — Right
to effective protection of intellectual property) |
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| European Court of Justice judgment on Passenger
Name Records: The court annuls the council decision concerning
the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community
and the United States of America on the processing and transfer
of personal data and the Commission decision on the adequate
protection of those data |
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| European Court of Justice: Joined Cases C-465/00,
C-138/01 and C-139/01 (Judgment of 20 May 2003) / Reference
for a preliminary ruling from the Verfassungsgerichtshof
and Oberster Gerichtshof: Rechnungshof (C-465/00) v Österreichischer
Rundfunk and Others and between Christa Neukomm (C-138/01),
Joseph Lauermann (C-139/01) and Österreichischer Rundfunk
(Protection of individuals with regard to the processing
of personal data — Directive 95/46/EC — Protection
of private life — Disclosure of data on the income
of employees of bodies subject to control by the Rechnungshof)
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| European Court of Justice: C-101/01 (judgment
of 6 November 2003) / Reference for a preliminary ruling
from the Göta hovrätt: Bodil Lindqvist (Directive
95/46/EC — Scope — Publication of personal data
on the internet — Place of publication — Definition
of transfer of personal data to third countries —
Freedom of expression — Compatibility with Directive
95/46 of greater protection for personal data under the
national legislation of a Member State) |
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