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Proceedings brought by Tietosuojavaltuutettu (C-25/17)
Consideration of the questions referred
The third and fourth questions
68

Proceedings brought by Tietosuojavaltuutettu (C-25/17)

Judgment of 10 Jul 2018law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-25-17/para_68@2026-11-10

68However, a natural or legal person who exerts influence over the processing of personal data, for his own purposes, and who participates, as a result, in the determination of the purposes and means of that processing, may be regarded as a controller within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Directive 95/46.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-25/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:551
Decided: 10 Jul 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Supreme Administrative Court, Finland)
Rapporteur: T. von Danwitz
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, T. von Danwitz, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, J. Malenovský, E. Levits, C. Vajda, A. Borg Barthet, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos
Language: Finnish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0025

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Approximation of laws Protection of personal data

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Interprets 2: Directive 95/46/EC; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)
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Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 95/46/EC; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Google Spain SL and Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja González (C-131/12); Criminal proceedings against Bodil Lindqvist (C-101/01); Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy (C-73/07); František Ryneš v Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (C-212/13); Peter Puškár v Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky and Kriminálny úrad finančnej správy (C-73/16); Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein v Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (C-210/16); Congregación de Escuelas Pías Provincia Betania v Ayuntamiento de Getafe (C-74/16); Vera Egenberger v Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V (C-414/16); Liga van Moskeeën en Islamitische Organisaties Provincie Antwerpen, VZW and Others v Vlaams Gewest (C-426/16); Finanzamt Hamburg-Am Tierpark v Burda GmbH (C-284/06); Proceedings brought by Tietosuojavaltuutettu (C-25/17)