Reports of Cases

2009 I-03889

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling – Raad van State – Interpretation of Articles 6(1)(e) and 12(a) of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ 1995 L 281, p. 31) – National legislation limiting the right of access to data processed during the year prior to the request for access – Principle of proportionality

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 : paragraph 30
• Directive 95/46 -A01 : paragraphs 7, 46
• Directive 95/46 -A02LA : paragraphs 8, 42
• Directive 95/46 -A02LB : paragraph 9
• Directive 95/46 -A02LD : paragraph 10
• Directive 95/46 -A02LF : paragraph 11
• Directive 95/46 -A02LG : paragraph 11
• Directive 95/46 -A06 : paragraph 48
• Directive 95/46 -A06P1LE : paragraphs 12, 29, 32, 33, 59, 65
• Directive 95/46 -A10 : paragraphs 13, 67 - 69
• Directive 95/46 -A11 : paragraphs 13, 67 - 69
• Directive 95/46 -A12 : paragraph 14
• Directive 95/46 -A12LA : paragraphs 1, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 40, 45, 50, 56, 67, 69, 70
• Directive 95/46 -A12LB : paragraph 51
• Directive 95/46 -A12LC : paragraphs 51, 61
• Directive 95/46 -A13 : paragraph 32
• Directive 95/46 -A13P1 : paragraph 15
• Directive 95/46 -A14 : paragraphs 16, 52
• Directive 95/46 -A17 : paragraph 62
• Directive 95/46 -A17P1L2 : paragraph 17
• Directive 95/46 -A22 : paragraphs 18, 52
• Directive 95/46 -A23 : paragraph 52
• Directive 95/46 -A23P1 : paragraph 18
• Directive 95/46 -C2 : paragraphs 3, 47
• Directive 95/46 -C10 : paragraphs 3, 47
• Directive 95/46 -C25 : paragraphs 4, 48
• Directive 95/46 -C40 : paragraphs 5, 62
• Directive 95/46 -C41 : paragraphs 6, 49
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00 : paragraphs 42, 47, 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01 : paragraphs 42, 56, 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -449/06 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -524/06 : paragraph 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -73/07 : paragraph 47

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 95/46
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A12L1LA

Opinion

• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6 -P1 : point 7
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6 -P2 : point 7
  
• Directive 95/46 : points 20, 21, 47, 53, 62
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LA : points 8, 42, 73
  
• Directive 95/46 -A06 : points 1, 8, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 34, 36, 40, 41, 44, 50 - 52, 59, 61, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73
  
• Directive 95/46 -A06P1LE : points 3, 46
  
• Directive 95/46 -A10 : points 9, 56, 65, 66
  
• Directive 95/46 -A11 : points 9, 56, 65, 66
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12 : points 1, 10, 23, 27 - 29, 31, 32, 34, 36, 41, 51, 52, 54, 61, 68, 70, 72, 73
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12LA : point 13
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12LAT2 : point 50
  
• Directive 95/46 -A13 : points 11, 26, 52
  
• Directive 95/46 -C10 : point 20
  
• Directive 95/46 -C38 : point 28
  
• Directive 95/46 -C40 : point 28
  
• Directive 95/46 -C41 : point 28
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000) -A08 : points 8, 22, 23, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/69 : points 18, 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -11/70 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -4/73 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -145/83 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/83 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/84 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/85 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -140/86 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -46/87 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/88 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/90 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -208/90 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -338/91 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/92 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -410/92 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/96 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/96 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -459/99 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -20/00 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/00 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -94/00 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -255/00 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00 : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01 : points 20, 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -540/03 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -144/04 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -303/05 : points 22, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/05 : points 18, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -432/05 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06 : points 23, 25
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -73/07 : point 25
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 12/12/2007

Date of the Opinion

• 22/12/2008

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

07/05/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 64 from 08.03.2008, p.20

Judgment: OJ C 153 from 04.07.2009, p.10

Name of the parties

Rijkeboer

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Kauff-Gazin, Fabienne: Protection des données à caractère personnel, Europe 2009 Juillet Comm. nº 278 p.15-16
2. Overkleeft-Verburg, G.: Jurisprudentie bestuursrecht 2009 nº 159
3. Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis ; Lambert, Christian: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. Traitement des données à caractère personnel, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2009 p.1536-1537
4. Kranenborg, H.R.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2009 p.509-510
5. Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Jurisprudencia del TJCE, Mayo-Agosto 2009, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2009 p.1109-1178

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Raad van State - Netherlands

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Fundamental rights
  
• Data protection
  

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

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Lindh

Advocate General

Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish