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[2021] WLR(D) 346
Court of Justice of the European Union
Facebook Ireland Ltd and others v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit
(Case C‑645/19)
EU:C:2021:483
2020 Oct 5; 2021 Jan 13; June 15
President K Lenaerts,
Vice‑President R Silva de Lapuerta,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev, A Prechal, M Vilaras, M Ilešič, N Wahl,
Judges E Juhász, D Šváby, S Rodin, F Biltgen, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, PG Xuereb, LS Rossi (Rapporteur)
Advocate General M Bobek
Vice‑President R Silva de Lapuerta,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev, A Prechal, M Vilaras, M Ilešič, N Wahl,
Judges E Juhász, D Šváby, S Rodin, F Biltgen, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, PG Xuereb, LS Rossi (Rapporteur)
Advocate General M Bobek
Data protection— Personal data— Processing— “One-stop-shop” mechanism in context of cross-border processing of personal data under GDPR— Belgian supervisory authority bringing infringement action against American social networking site and its Belgian and Irish subsidiaries— Infringements consisting in collection and use of Belgian internet users’ personal data— Irish subsidiary “controller” of relevant data— Whether supervisory authority, not being lead authority, able to initiate action— Whether prerequisite that controller having main establishment in member state of claimant supervisory authority against which claimant directing proceedings— Whether fact that action commenced before GDPR coming into force relevant— Whether provision of GDPR having direct effect—
Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/679, arts 55, 56, 58, 60, 66