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Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited (C-498/16)
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Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited (C-498/16)

Judgment of 25 Jan 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-498-16/para_11@2026-11-11

11From August 2011, Mr Schrems lodged before the Irish Data Protection Commissioner 23 complaints against Facebook Ireland, one of which gave rise to a reference for a preliminary ruling before the Court (judgment of 6 October 2015, Schrems, C‑362/14, EU:C:2015:650).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-498/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:37
Decided: 25 Jan 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court, Austria)
Applicant: Maximilian Schrems
Defendant: Facebook Ireland Limited
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: M. Bobek
Bench: 5 judges
L. Bay Larsen, J. Malenovský, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, M. Vilaras
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0498

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 95/46/EC; Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Harald Kolassa v Barclays Bank plc (C-375/13); Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Evonik Degussa GmbH and Others (C-352/13); ÖFAB, Östergötlands Fastigheter AB v Frank Koot and Evergreen Investments BV (C-147/12); Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14); Johann Gruber v Bay Wa AG (C-464/01); Horațiu Ovidiu Costea v SC Volksbank România SA (C-110/14); Francesco Benincasa v Dentalkit Srl (C-269/95); Walter Vapenik v Josef Thurner (C-508/12); Shearson Lehmann Hutton Inc. v TVB Treuhandgesellschaft für Vermögensverwaltung und Beteiligungen mbH (C-89/91); Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited (C-498/16)