Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 February 2021

European Commission v Kingdom of Spain

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Processing of personal data – Prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences – Failure to transpose and notify the transposition measures – Article 260(3) TFEU – Application for the imposition of a lump sum and a penalty payment

Case C-658/19


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Link
Application (OJ)
04/10/2019 Commission v Spain (Directive données à caractère personnel - Domaine pénal)
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:138		 25/02/2021 Commission v Spain (Directive données à caractère personnel - Domaine pénal)
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (OJ)
26/03/2021 Commission v Spain (Directive données à caractère personnel - Domaine pénal)
area of freedom, security and justice
  • area of freedom, security and justice
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.03 Directives
      2.05.03.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.03 Defences
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 04/09/2019

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

25/02/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Commission v Spain (Directive données à caractère personnel - Domaine pénal)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rigaux, Anne: Manquement - Article 260, § 3 TFUE, Europe 2021, nº 4 Avril, comm. 120 (FR)
  2. Wendenburg, Albrecht: The one-stage infringement procedure (article 260 (3) TFEU) and the irrelevance of political crises in member states in the recent case law of the CJEU, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2021, nº 54, p. 74-104 (EN)
  3. Brière, Chloé: Défaut de transposition de la directive sur la protection des données dans le domaine pénal : vers une application ordinaire de l’article 260, paragraphe 3, TFUE / Failure to transpose the Data Protection Directive in the criminal field: towards an ordinary application of Article 260(3) TFEU, Revue des affaires européennes 2021 n°1 p. 223-233 (EN, FR)
  4. Brewczyńska, Magdalena: European Commission v Spain : heavy financial sanctions and missed opportunity to clarify the importance of data protection rules in the law enforcement context : case C-658/19, European Data Protection Law Review 2021 Vol. 7 nº 2 p. 336-342 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Biltgen

Advocate General

Pitruzzella

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

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