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Data Protection — European Commission

Legislative documents

Legislative documents
Case law
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Legislative documents

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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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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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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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 OJL 105 13.04.2006 p. 54
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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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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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Treaty on the European Union (TEU): Article 6 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR): Art. 8
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights of 7 December 2000
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Case law

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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Commission proposals

Proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters
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