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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : paragraphs 1, 50, 53, 57, 60, 62, 63, 69 - 72, 76, 81, 82
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : paragraphs 1, 50, 53, 57, 60, 62, 63, 69, 70, 76, 81, 82
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11 : paragraphs 50, 60, 62, 63, 69, 72, 81, 82
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P1 : paragraphs 1, 50, 64, 69, 75, 81, 82
• TEU, Article 2 : paragraph 62
• TEU, Article 4 : paragraph 29
• TEU, Article 4 -P2 : paragraphs 1, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 44, 49, 50, 74, 75, 81, 82
• TEU, Article 4 -P2SNT3 : paragraph 32
• Directive 95/46 : paragraph 47
• Directive 95/46 -A03 : paragraph 3
• Directive 95/46 -A03P2T1 : paragraphs 33, 45, 46
• Directive 2002/58 : paragraphs 32, 48, 57
• Directive 2002/58 -A01 : paragraph 5
• Directive 2002/58 -A01P1 : paragraph 34
• Directive 2002/58 -A01P3 : paragraphs 1, 29, 30, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 49
• Directive 2002/58 -A02 : paragraphs 6, 40
• Directive 2002/58 -A03 : paragraphs 7, 36, 39, 41, 47, 49
• Directive 2002/58 -A05 : paragraphs 8, 37, 59, 60
• Directive 2002/58 -A05P1 : paragraphs 54 - 56, 58
• Directive 2002/58 -A06 : paragraphs 9, 37, 58 - 60
• Directive 2002/58 -A08P1 : paragraph 37
• Directive 2002/58 -A08P2 : paragraph 37
• Directive 2002/58 -A08P3 : paragraph 37
• Directive 2002/58 -A08P4 : paragraph 37
• Directive 2002/58 -A09 : paragraphs 37, 58 - 60
• Directive 2002/58 -A09P1 : paragraph 10
• Directive 2002/58 -A15P1 : paragraphs 1, 11, 31, 37 - 39, 42, 43, 47, 49, 50, 58, 62, 69, 75, 81, 82
• Directive 2002/58 -A15P1SNT1 : paragraph 66
• Directive 2002/58 -A15P1SNT3 : paragraph 60
• Directive 2002/58 -C2 : paragraphs 4, 53
• Directive 2002/58 -C6 : paragraphs 4, 53
• Directive 2002/58 -C7 : paragraphs 4, 53
• Directive 2002/58 -C11 : paragraphs 4, 66
• Directive 2002/58 -C22 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2002/58 -C26 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2002/58 -C30 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2016/680 : paragraph 48
• Regulation 679/2016 -A02 : paragraph 12
• Regulation 679/2016 -A02P2LD : paragraph 47
• Regulation 679/2016 -A04 : paragraph 13
• Regulation 679/2016 -A04PT2 : paragraph 40
• Regulation 679/2016 -A23P1 : paragraph 14
• Regulation 679/2016 -A23P1LD : paragraph 47
• Regulation 679/2016 -A23P1LH : paragraph 47
• Regulation 679/2016 -A94P1 : paragraph 47
• Regulation 679/2016 -A94P2 : paragraphs 15, 40
• Directive 2019/1937 : paragraph 72
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52000PC0385 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 -N39 : paragraph 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 : paragraphs 33, 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 -N56 : paragraphs 27, 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 -N57 : paragraphs 27, 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 -N58 : paragraphs 27, 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 -N59 : paragraphs 27, 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06 -N45 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -73/07 -N56 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 -N76 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 -N77 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 -N86 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/11 -N38 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N25 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N27 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N28 : paragraph 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N37 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N52 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N54 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N55 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N57 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N58 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 -N70 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 : paragraphs 22, 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N71 : paragraph 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N72 : paragraph 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N73 : paragraph 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N89 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N91 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N92 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N93 : paragraph 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N99 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N100 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N101 : paragraph 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N104 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N105 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N117 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N119 : paragraphs 28, 29, 78
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N120 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N121 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N122 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N123 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N124 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 -N125 : paragraphs 28, 29
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N122 : paragraph 61
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N123 : paragraph 61
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N124 : paragraph 70
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N126 : paragraph 70
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N140 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N141 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N192 : paragraph 77
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N212 : paragraph 79
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -187/16 -N75 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -187/16 -N76 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 -N32 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 -N33 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 -N34 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 -N35 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 -N37 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -623/17 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -715/17 -N143 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -715/17 -N170 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -511/18 -N70 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -511/18 -N71 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -511/18 -N72 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -511/18 -N75 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -511/18 -N109 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -311/18 -N172 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -311/18 -N175 : paragraph 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N111 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N115 : paragraph 70
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N116 : paragraph 70
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N118 : paragraph 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N135 : paragraph 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -511/18 -N136 : paragraph 75

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2002/58 -A01P3
• Interprets : Directive 2002/58 -A03
• Interprets : Directive 2002/58 -A15P1
• Interprets : TEU, Article 4 -P2
• Interprets : Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7
• Interprets : Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8
• Interprets : Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11
• Interprets : Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P1

Opinion

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : point 1
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : point 1
  
• TEU, Article 4 : points 19, 45
  
• TEU, Article 4 -P2 : point 26
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LB : point 28
  
• Directive 2002/58 : points 4, 24, 26, 30
  
• Directive 2002/58 -A01P3 : points 19, 45
  
• Directive 2002/58 -A02 : point 28
  
• Directive 2002/58 -A03P1 : point 31
  
• Directive 2002/58 -A15P1 : points 1, 29, 39
  
• Directive 2006/24 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04 : point 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/12 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/15 : points 1, 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/16 : point 1
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 31/10/2017

Date of the Opinion

• 15/01/2020

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

06/10/2020

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Privacy International

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Simon, Denys: Droits fondamentaux - Protection des données, Europe 2020, n° 12 Décembre, Comm. 374 (FR)
2. Caiola, Antonio: Transmission et conservation des données en rapport avec la sécurité nationale : précisions et nuances émergeant dans la jurisprudence / Transmission and retention of data in relation to national security : clarifications and nuances emerging in case law, Revue des affaires européennes 2020 n° 4 p. 923-933 (EN, FR)
3. Nino, Michele: La disciplina internazionale ed europea della data retention dopo le sentenze Privacy International e La Quadrature du Net della Corte di giustizia UE, Il diritto dell'Unione Europea 2021 p. 93-124 (IT)
4. Bergholm, Jenny: The Data Retention Saga Continued – from Tele2 Sverige to Privacy International and La Quadrature du Net, Tidskrift Utgiven av Juridiska föreningen i Finland 2021 Vol. 2 p. 111-139 (EN)
5. Beijer, Malu: De arresten Privacy International en La Quadrature du Net e.a.: rechtspraak van het Hof van Justitie over dataretentie in een vernieuwd jasje? : zaak C-623/17, Privacy International, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2021 p. 367-374 (NL)
6. Cameron, Iain: Metadata retention and national security : Privacy International and La Quadrature du Net : Case C-623/17, Common Market Law Review 2021 p. 1433-1472 (EN)
7. Sava, Ruxandra: Carta drepturilor fundamentale a Uniunii Europene : efect direct orizontal, aplicare extrateritorială şi o aplicare surprinzătoare în cauza Privacy International : C-623/17, Revista românã de drept european 2021 nº 1 p. 87-98 (RO)
8. Rojszczak, Marcin: National security and retention of telecommunications data in light of recent case law of the European Courts, European Constitutional Law Review 2021 Vol. 17 Issue 4 p. 607-635 (EN)
9. Bertrand, Brunessen: Les enjeux de la surveillance numérique, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2021, n° 1, p. 175-180 (FR)
10. Tzanou, Maria ; Karyda, Spyridoula: Privacy International and Quadrature du Net : one step forward two steps back in the data retention saga? : case C-623/17 Privacy International v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others , joined cases C-511/18, C-512/18 and C-520/18 La Quadrature du Net and Others v. Premier Ministre and Others, European Public Law 2022, n° 1, p. 123-154 (EN)
11. Eskens, Sarah Johanna: The ever-growing complexity of the data retention discussion in the EU : an in-depth review of La Quadrature du Net and others and Privacy International : joined cases C-511/18, C-512/18 and C-520/18 La Quadrature du Net and others [2020], case C-623/17 Privacy International, European Data Protection Law Review 2022 Vol. 8 nº 1 p. 143-155 (EN)
12. Zalnieriute, Monika: A Struggle for Competence: National Security, Surveillance and the Scope of EU Law at the Court of Justice of European Union, The Modern Law Review 2022, n° 1, p. 198-218 (EN)
13. Cahn, Olivier: Arrêt French Data Network e.a. Le Conseil d’État, effronté du dialogue des juges (CJUE [gde ch.], 6 octobre 2020, aff. C-623/17, C-511/18, C-512/18 et C-520/18 et CE [ass.], 21 avril 2021, nos 393099, 394922, 397844, 397851, 424717 et 424718), Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2022 nº 1 p. 231-241 (FR)
14. Robinson, Gavin: Targeted Retention of Communications Metadata: Future-proofing the Fight Against Serious Crime in Europe?, European Papers 2023, Vol. 8, n° 2, p. 713-740 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Investigatory Powers Tribunal - London - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Telecommunications
  
• Fundamental rights
  
• - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  
• Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

von Danwitz

Advocate General

Campos Sánchez-Bordona

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish