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European Union: Filed lawsuit requesting annulment of adequacy decision for EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Latombe v Commission)

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Filed lawsuit requesting annulment of adequacy decision for EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Latombe v Commission)

On 6 September 2023, Latombe filed a lawsuit against the European Commission requesting annulment of Adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Latombe v Commission). The plaintiff, Latombe, a French national, claimed that his personal …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2023-09-06
under deliberation

On 6 September 2023, Latombe filed a lawsuit against the European Commission requesting annulment o…

2023-09-08
under deliberation

On 8 September 2023, Latombe filed a lawsuit against the European Commission requesting an emergenc…

2023-10-12
under investigation

On 12 October 2023, the General Court of the European Union rejected the application for interim me…

2025-09-03
in force

On 3 September 2025, the General Court of the European Union dismissed Philippe Latombe's challenge…

2025-10-31
under appeal

On 31 October 2025, Philippe Latombe filed an appeal (Case C-703/25 P) against a ruling by the Gene…