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Proceedings brought by B (C-439/19)
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86

Proceedings brought by B (C-439/19)

Judgment of 22 Jun 2021law://eu/cjeu/2019/c-439-19/para_86@2026-11-11

86Third, it must be examined whether road traffic offences, such as those which give rise to entry in the register of vehicles and their drivers of the penalty points whose disclosure to third parties is provided for by the provision at issue, constitute a ‘criminal offence’, for the purposes of Article 10 of the GDPR.

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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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