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ZQ v Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (C-667/21)
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ZQ v Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (C-667/21)

Judgment of 21 Dec 2023law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-667-21/para_94@2026-11-10

94It therefore follows from a combined analysis of those various provisions of Article 82 of the GDPR that that article provides for fault-based liability in which the burden of proof rests not on the person who has suffered damage, but on the controller.

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-667/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2023:1022
Decided: 21 Dec 2023
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court, Germany)
Applicant: ZQ
Defendant: Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts
Rapporteur: N. Jääskinen
Advocate General: M. Campos Sánchez‑Bordona
Bench: 5 judges
K. Jürimäe, N. Piçarra, M. Safjan, N. Jääskinen, M. Gavalec
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0667

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Principles of Union law Protection of personal data

History · 1 version

21 Dec 2023Reading

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)
Cited by 10: BL v MediaMarktSaturn Hagen-Iserlohn GmbH (C-687/21); GP v juris GmbH (C-741/21); AT and BT v PS GbR and Others (C-590/22); Agentsia po vpisvaniyata v OL (C-200/23)2 provisions; JU and SO v Scalable Capital GmbH (C-182/22); L. H. v Ministerstvo zdravotnictví (C-710/23); X v Russmedia Digital SRL and Inform Media Press SRL (C-492/23); MK v K GmbH (C-65/23)2 provisions; Maximilian Schrems v Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (C-446/21); Brillen Rottler GmbH & Co. KG v TC (C-526/24)
Cites 13: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; UI v Österreichische Post AG (C-300/21); Meta Platforms Inc and Others v Bundeskartellamt (C-252/21); VB v Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C-340/21); GC and Others v Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) (C-136/17); Proceedings brought by J.M (C-579/21); UZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-60/22); Hauptpersonalrat der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer beim Hessischen Kultusministerium v Minister des Hessischen Kultusministeriums (C-34/21); Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA (C-597/19); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-204/21); Towercast v Autorité de la concurrence and Ministère de l’Économie (C-449/21); ZQ v Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (C-667/21)