Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 February 2019

Proceedings brought by Sergejs Buivids

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Processing of personal data — Directive 95/46/EC — Article 3 — Scope — Video recording of police officers carrying out procedural measures in a police station — Publication on a video website — Article 9 — Processing of personal data solely for journalistic purposes — Meaning — Freedom of expression — Protection of privacy

Case C-345/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
22/03/2019 Buivids
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:122
14/02/2019 Buivids
Application (OJ)
04/08/2017 Buivids
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:780
27/09/2018 Buivids
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.07 Respect for private and family life
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.08 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.01 Protection of personal data


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 12/06/2017

Date of the Opinion

  • 27/09/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/02/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 131 from 08.04.2019, p.6

Application: OJ C 277 from 21.08.2017, p.27

Name of the parties

Buivids

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Stähler, Thomas P.: Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten - journalistische Tätigkeit - heimliche Filmaufnahmen. Europäischer Gerichtshof, Urteil vom 12.2019 - Rs. C-345/17 (Buivids), Europarecht 2019 p.459-464 (DE)
  2. Dommering, E.J.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2019 nº 48/49 p.7166-7168 (NL)
  3. Gazin, Fabienne: Droits fondamentaux - Protection des données, Europe 2019, Avril nº 4, Comm. 141 (FR)
  4. Smartt, Ursula: Are bloggers and YouTubers journalists? : Buivids v Datu Valsts Inspekcija (C-345/17), Spiegel Online GmbH v Beck (C-516/17), European Intellectual Property Review 2020 p. 728-737 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Augstākā tiesa - Latvia

Subject-matter

  • Data protection
  • Approximation of laws

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

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Latvian

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available