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Germany: Issued German DSK opinion on precedence of national law in data violations under EU GDPR

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Issued German DSK opinion on precedence of national law in data violations under EU GDPR

On 5 January 2023, the Conference of the Independent Data Protection Authorities of Germany (DSK) issued its "Opinion on fundamental issues concerning the sanctioning of data protection violations by companies - ECJ Case C-807/21". The case concerns…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2019-10-30
in force

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (Di)…

2021-02-18
in force

On 18 February 2021, the Berlin Regional Court overturned the EUR 14.5 million fine imposed by the …

2021-12-21
under investigation

On 21 December 2021, the Berlin Court of Appeal submitted two questions to the European Court of Ju…

2023-01-05
under deliberation

On 5 January 2023, the Conference of the Independent Data Protection Authorities of Germany (DSK) i…