European Union: ECJ preliminary ruling on general retention time of traffic and location data
Progress
Current status
in force
20 Sep 2022 in force
29 Oct 2019 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Issued ECJ preliminary ruling in Joined Cases C-793/19 ECJ/SpaceNet and C-794/19/Telekom Deutschland on general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data
On 20 September 2022, a preliminary ruling was reached by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding the Joined Cases C-793/19 ECJ/SpaceNet and C-794/19/Telekom Deutschland on the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data.…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Requested ECJ preliminary ruling in Cases C-793/19 ECJ/SpaceNet and C-794/19/Telekom Deutschland on general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data
On 29 October 2019, the German Bundesverwaltungsgericht submitted a reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Cases C-793/19 ECJ/SpaceNet and C-794/19/Telekom Deutschland on the general and indiscrimi…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court