European Union: CJEU ruling clarifying conditions for the exercise of national data protection authorities' powers on cross-border processing of data

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CJEU ruling clarifying conditions for the exercise of national data protection authorities' powers on cross-border processing of data

On 15 June 2021, the CJEU issued a decision in Case C-645/19 Facebook Ireland vs Belgian Privacy Commission. In particular, the Court assessed whether the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) permits a Data Protection Authority (DPA), that is n…

Scope

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

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2021-06-15
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On 15 June 2021, the CJEU issued a decision in Case C-645/19 Facebook Ireland vs Belgian Privacy Co…