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Criminal proceedings against V.S (C-205/21)
Consideration of the questions referred
The fourth question
124

Criminal proceedings against V.S (C-205/21)

Judgment of 26 Jan 2023law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-205-21/para_124@2026-11-10

124In that regard, the purposes of processing biometric and genetic data cannot be indicated in terms that are too general, but have to be defined sufficiently precisely and specifically to enable assessment of whether that processing is ‘strictly necessary’.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-205/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2023:49
Decided: 26 Jan 2023
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad (Specialised Criminal Court, Bulgaria)
Rapporteur: D. Gratsias
Advocate General: G. Pitruzzella
Bench: 5 judges
E. Regan, D. Gratsias, M. Ilešič, I. Jarukaitis, Z. Csehi
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0205

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Charter of Fundamental Rights Principles of Union law Protection of personal data

History · 1 version

26 Jan 2023Reading

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Interprets 3: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Directive (EU) 2016/6808 provisions
Cited by 11: ZR and PI v Banco Santander, SA (C-265/22); NG v Direktor na Glavna direktsia ‘Natsionalna politsia’ pri Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti – Sofia (C-118/22); C.G. v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck (C-548/21); JH v Policejní prezidium (C-57/23)2 provisions; Criminal proceedings against V.S (C-80/23)14 provisions; Ligue des droits humains ASBL and BA v Organe de contrôle de l’information policière (C-333/22); Criminal proceedings against Ministère public (C-371/24); AUTOTECHNICA FLEET SERVICES d.o.o. v Hrvatska agencija za nadzor financijskih usluga (C-278/22); Lagardère SA v European Commission (T-1119/23); Vivendi SE v European Commission (T-1097/23); LF v Sanofi Pasteur SA (C-338/24)
Cites 13: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 provisions; Directive (EU) 2016/680; GC and Others v Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) (C-136/17); OT v Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija (C-184/20); CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland (C-709/20); Digi Távközlési és Szolgáltató Kft. v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (C-77/21); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-658/19); Davide Gullotta and Farmacia di Gullotta Davide & C. Sas v Ministero della Salute and Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Catania (C-497/12); John Dalli v European Commission (C-615/19 P); Marguerite Johnston v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (C-222/84); Criminal proceedings against V.S (C-205/21)