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RL v Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (C-61/22)
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RL v Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (C-61/22)

Judgment of 21 Mar 2024law://eu/cjeu/2022/c-61-22/para_80@2026-11-11

80It should be stated that the information provided by fingerprints does not, in itself, make it possible to have an overview of the private and family life of data subjects.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-61/22 · ECLI:EU:C:2024:251
Decided: 21 Mar 2024
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden (Administrative Court, Wiesbaden, Germany)
Ruled invalid: Regulation 2019/1157
Applicant: RL
Defendant: Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden
Rapporteur: E. Regan
Advocate General: L. Medina
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, E. Regan, T. von Danwitz, F. Biltgen, Z. Csehi, J.-C. Bonichot, S. Rodin, D. Gratsias, M.L. Arastey Sahún, M. Gavalec
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62022CJ0061

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Area of freedom, security and justice Charter of Fundamental Rights Citizenship of the Union Principles of Union law Protection of personal data

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement (Text with EEA relevance.)
Cited by 7: Vivendi SE v European Commission (T-1097/23); Lagardère SA v European Commission (T-1119/23); UC v Council of the European Union (C-455/24); Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy and Others v Council of the European Union (C-696/23 P); Slagelse Almennyttige Boligselskab Afdeling Schackenborgvænge and Others v MV and Others (C-417/23); Amazon EU Sàrl, venant aux droits de Amazon Services Europe Sàrl v European Commission (T-367/23)2 provisions; Igor Shuvalov v Council of the European Union (C-271/24 P)
Cites 19: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (Text with EEA relevance); Ligue des droits humains ASBL v Conseil des ministres (C-817/19); WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers (C-37/20); Orde van Vlaamse Balies and Others v Vlaamse Regering (C-694/20); Michael Schwarz v Stadt Bochum (C-291/12); Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v A and Others (C-70/18); Pillbox 38 (UK) Limited, trading as Totally Wicked v Secretary of State for Health (C-477/14); Hungary v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-156/21); European Parliament v European Commission (C-286/14); Regulation (EU) 2016/399; Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-157/21); Istanbul Convention (Opinion 1/19); Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-5/16); Nordic Info BV v Belgische Staat (C-128/22); Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-626/18); European Commission v Slovak Republic (C-626/16)