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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : paragraphs 44, 53, 58, 59, 66, 68, 69, 79
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : paragraphs 44, 53, 58, 59, 66, 68, 69, 79
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11 : paragraphs 57, 59, 66, 68, 69, 75
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P1 : paragraph 58
• Directive 95/46 : paragraphs 1, 13, 22, 31 - 33, 37, 42, 43
• Directive 95/46 -A01P1 : paragraph 3
• Directive 95/46 -A02 : paragraph 5
• Directive 95/46 -A02LB : paragraph 35
• Directive 95/46 -A02LD : paragraph 35
• Directive 95/46 -A02LH : paragraph 62
• Directive 95/46 -A06 : paragraphs 6, 64
• Directive 95/46 -A06P1LC : paragraphs 74, 75
• Directive 95/46 -A06P1LD : paragraphs 74, 75
• Directive 95/46 -A06P1LE : paragraphs 74, 75
• Directive 95/46 -A07 : paragraph 7
• Directive 95/46 -A07LE : paragraph 51
• Directive 95/46 -A07LF : paragraph 51
• Directive 95/46 -A08 : paragraph 8
• Directive 95/46 -A08P1 : paragraphs 31, 38, 39, 61, 64, 69
• Directive 95/46 -A8P1 : paragraphs 34, 41, 44, 45, 47 - 49, 60, 67, 69
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2 : paragraph 39
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LA : paragraphs 31, 49, 62
• Directive 95/46 -A8P2LA : paragraph 61
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LE : paragraphs 31, 49, 63, 69
• Directive 95/46 -A8P2LE : paragraph 61
• Directive 95/46 -A08P4 : paragraphs 61, 66, 68, 69, 79
• Directive 95/46 -A08P5 : paragraphs 31, 38, 40, 69, 71, 75, 79
• Directive 95/46 -A8P5 : paragraphs 34, 41, 44, 45, 47 - 49, 60, 67, 69
• Directive 95/46 -A08P5L1 : paragraphs 72, 73
• Directive 95/46 -A09 : paragraphs 8, 9, 31, 49
• Directive 95/46 -A12 : paragraph 10
• Directive 95/46 -A12LB : paragraphs 50, 52
• Directive 95/46 -A14 : paragraphs 11, 55
• Directive 95/46 -A14L1LA : paragraphs 51, 52, 65, 69
• Directive 95/46 -A28 : paragraph 12
• Directive 95/46 -C33 : paragraphs 4, 44
• Directive 95/46 -C34 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 679/2016 : paragraphs 32, 33, 42, 43
• Regulation 679/2016 -17P1LC : paragraph 65
• Regulation 679/2016 -A04PT11 : paragraphs 15, 62
• Regulation 679/2016 -A05 : paragraph 64
• Regulation 679/2016 -A05P1LC : paragraphs 16, 74, 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A05P1LD : paragraphs 16, 74, 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A05P1LE : paragraphs 16, 74, 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A08P4 : paragraph 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09 : paragraph 17
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P1 : paragraphs 41, 44, 45, 47, 64, 67
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P2LA : paragraphs 61, 62
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P2LE : paragraphs 61, 63
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P2LG : paragraphs 66, 68, 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A10 : paragraphs 18, 41, 44, 45, 47, 67, 72, 73, 75
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17 : paragraphs 19, 54
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17P1 : paragraphs 55, 56
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17P1LB : paragraph 62
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17P3LA : paragraphs 56, 57, 59
• Regulation 679/2016 -A21P1 : paragraphs 20, 55, 65
• Regulation 679/2016 -A21P2 : paragraph 55
• Regulation 679/2016 -A85 : paragraph 21
• Regulation 679/2016 -A94P1 : paragraph 13
• Regulation 679/2016 -A99P2 : paragraph 13
• Regulation 679/2016 -C1 : paragraph 14
• Regulation 679/2016 -C4 : paragraphs 14, 57
• Regulation 679/2016 -C51 : paragraphs 14, 44
• Regulation 679/2016 -C52 : paragraph 14
• Regulation 679/2016 -C65 : paragraph 14
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 -N48 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 -N50 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N35 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N36 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N37 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N38 : paragraph 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N41 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N72 : paragraph 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N80 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N81 : paragraph 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N88 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N93 : paragraph 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N99 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/15 -N136 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -136/17 : paragraphs 47, 72

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 95/46
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A08P2LE
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A08P1
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A08P4
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A08P5
• Interprets : Directive 95/46 -A14L1LA
• 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

Opinion

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : points 37, 68, 88, 89, 92, 104, 105
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : points 37, 68, 88, 89, 92, 104, 105
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11 : points 68, 84, 85, 88, 89, 92, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 : points 2, 17, 24, 35, 36, 44, 45, 52
  
• Directive 95/46 -A01 : point 6
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02 : point 7
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LB : point 37
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LD : point 37
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LH : point 76
  
• Directive 95/46 -A03P1 : point 8
  
• Directive 95/46 -A04 : point 9
  
• Directive 95/46 -A06 : point 10
  
• Directive 95/46 -A07 : point 11
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08 : points 12, 38, 43, 51, 53, 69, 70, 73, 78, 86
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P1 : points 32, 39, 40, 42, 46, 48, 54 - 57, 59, 60, 62 - 64, 66, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 92, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2 : points 46, 75
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LA : points 32, 60, 76, 77, 92, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LB : point 77
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LD : point 77
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P2LE : points 32, 60, 76, 92, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 -A08P5 : points 32, 39, 41, 57, 59, 60, 62 - 64, 66, 71, 72, 74, 77, 92, 97, 99, 100, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 -A09 : points 12, 13, 32, 60, 62, 68, 78 - 80, 82, 86 - 88, 92, 105
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12 : point 14
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12LB : points 3, 37, 89
  
• Directive 95/46 -A14 : point 15
  
• Directive 95/46 -A14L1LA : points 3, 37, 89
  
• Directive 95/46 -A17P1LD : point 91
  
• Directive 95/46 -A28 : point 16
  
• Directive 95/46 -A29 : point 70
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09 : point 18
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P1 : point 73
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A09P2 : point 73
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A10 : point 19
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17 : points 3, 20
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A17P3LA : point 91
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A18 : point 21
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A21P1 : point 22
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A68 : point 70
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A85 : point 23
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A94P1 : points 17, 35
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A94P2 : point 70
  
• Regulation 679/2016 -A99P2 : points 17, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/10 -N48 : point 85
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -131/12 -N90 : point 43
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -131/12 -N121 : point 85
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 : points 3 - 5, 37, 38, 42, 44, 54, 67, 70, 81, 86, 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N1 : point 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N3 : point 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N4 : point 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N38 : point 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12 -N85 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -610/15 : point 84
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 15/03/2017

Date of the Opinion

• 10/01/2019

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

24/09/2019

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 399 from 25.11.2019, p.2

Application: OJ C 168 from 29.05.2017, p.24

Name of the parties

GC and Others (De-referencing of sensitive data)

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Şchiopu, Silviu-Dorin: Perspective ale dreptului la uitare digitală (dreptul la înlăturare): concluziile Avocatului general în Cauza G. C. şi alţii (C-136/17), Pandectele Romane: repertoriu trimestrial de jurisprudenta, doctrina si legislatie 2018 Vol. 6 p. 67-77 (RO)
2. Dommering, E.J.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2019 nº 48/49 p.7182-7185 (NL)
3. Bonneville, Philippe ; Gänser, Christian ; Markarian, Sophie: Protection des données personnelles et de la vie privée - Obligations des exploitants de moteurs de recherche - Droit au déréférencement, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2019 N°39 p.2295-2297 (FR)
4. Martial-Braz, Nathalie: Le droit au déréférencement : vraie reconnaissance et faux-semblants !, Dalloz IP / IT 2019 nº 11 p.631-638 (FR)
5. Şchiopu, Silviu-Dorin: Spre o reconfigurare a dreptului la uitare digitală ulterior hotărârilor Curţii de Justiţie a Uniuni Europene în cauzele GC şi alţii (C-136/17) şi Google (C-507/17)?, Revista românã de drept european 2019 nº 4 p.82-94 (RO)
6. De Conca, Silvia: GC et al v CNIL: Balancing the Right to Be Forgotten with the Freedom of Information, the Duties of a Search Engine Operator (C‑136/17 GC et al v CNIL) : case note, European Data Protection Law Review 2019 Vol. 4 p. 561-567 (EN)
7. Valcke, Peggy ; Fierens, Michiels: Forget me (in Europe), forget me'not (outside Europe), Rechtskundig weekblad 2020 p.762 (NL)
8. Slot, P.J.: Het recht op vergetelheid binnen en buiten de EU, Ars aequi 2020 p.400-405 (NL)
9. Zwenne, Gerrit-Jan: GC/CNIL : noot, Mediaforum: Tijdschrift voor Media- en Communicatierecht 2020 p.111-113 (NL)
10. Peyrou, Sylvie: Société de l’information, vie privée et protection des données à caractère personnel: des précisions attendues, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2020 nº 1 p. 210-219 (FR)
11. Hardy, Gaëlle: La construction d'un droit européen au déréférencement, Revue des affaires européennes 2020 n°2 p. 407-429 (FR)
12. Miadzvetskaya, Yuliya ; Van Calster, Geert: Google at the Kirchberg Dock. On Delisting Requests, and on the Territorial Reach of the EU’s GDPR, European Data Protection Law Review 2020, nº 1, p. 143-151 (EN)
13. Pander Maat, Eva: Google v. CNIL: A Commentary on the Territorial Scope of the Right to Be Forgotten, European Review of Private Law / Revue européenne de droit privé / Europäische Zeitschrift für Privatrecht 2022, n° 2, p. 241-262 (EN)
14. Pailler, Ludovic: Droit au déréférencement : état des lieux et perspectives, L'Observateur de Bruxelles 2023, n° 132 p. 8-13 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Conseil d'État - France

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

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French