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Proceedings brought by Ministerio Fiscal (C-207/16)
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Proceedings brought by Ministerio Fiscal (C-207/16)

Judgment of 2 Oct 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-207-16/para_56@2026-11-10

56In accordance with the principle of proportionality, serious interference can be justified, in areas of prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences, only by the objective of fighting crime which must also be defined as ‘serious’.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-207/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:788
Decided: 2 Oct 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Audiencia Provincial de Tarragona (Provincial Court, Tarragona, Spain)
Rapporteur: T. von Danwitz
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, T. von Danwitz, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, C.G. Fernlund, C. Vajda, E. Juhász, A. Borg Barthet, C. Toader, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, M. Berger, E. Jarašiūnas, E. Regan
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0207

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Charter of Fundamental Rights Information and Communications Technology Protection of personal data

History · 1 version

2 Oct 2018Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2002/58/EC (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)2 provisions
Cited by 13: La Quadrature du Net and Others v Premier ministre and Others (C-511/18, C-512/18, C-520/18)2 provisions; Criminal proceedings against H. K (C-746/18)2 provisions; Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (C-311/18); Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-817/19); Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others (C-623/17); Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA (C-597/19); C.G. v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck (C-548/21); La Quadrature du Net and Others v Premier ministre and Ministère de la Culture (C-470/21); European Commission v Hungary (C-78/18); Lagardère SA v European Commission (T-1119/23); Vivendi SE v European Commission (T-1097/23); DIGI Communications NV v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Hivatala (C-329/21); Antonio Capaldo SpA v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli – Ufficio delle dogane di Salerno (C-496/19)
Cites 9: Directive 95/46/EC; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 2002/58/EC (Directive on privacy and electronic communications); Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC; Tele2 Sverige AB v Post- och telestyrelsen and Secretary of State for the Home Department v Tom Watson and Others (C-203/15); Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and Others and Kärntner Landesregierung and Others (C-293/12, C-594/12); Proceedings brought by Tietosuojavaltuutettu (C-25/17); Judgment (C-1/15); Proceedings brought by Ministerio Fiscal (C-207/16)