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Proceedings brought by B (C-439/19)
Consideration of the questions referred
First question
67

Proceedings brought by B (C-439/19)

Judgment of 22 Jun 2021law://eu/cjeu/2019/c-439-19/para_67@2026-11-11

67The activities having the aim of safeguarding national security that are envisaged in Article 2(2)(a) of the GDPR encompass, in particular, as the Advocate General has also observed in essence in points 57 and 58 of his Opinion, those that are intended to protect essential State functions and the fundamental interests of society.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-439/19 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:504
Decided: 22 Jun 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa (Constitutional Court, Latvia)
Applicant: B
Other party: Latvijas Republikas Saeima
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, E. Regan, M. Ilešič, N. Piçarra, E. Juhász, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, P.G. Xuereb
Language: Latvian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62019CJ0439

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)4 provisions
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