The Weekly Law Reports
[2021] 1 WLR 5161
Court of Justice of the European Union
*Facebook Ireland Ltd and others v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit
(Case C‑645/19)
EU:C:2021:5
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
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
Advocate General M Bobek
Data protection— Personal data— Processing— Cross-border processing of personal data— Whether supervisory authority having power to bring infringement proceedings if not “lead supervisory authority”— Whether prerequisite to exercise of such power that data controller having establishment in territory of supervisory authority’s member state— Whether permissible to bring such proceedings in respect of processing occurring before coming into force of Regulation— Whether provision of Regulation empowering authority to bring infringement proceedings having direct effect—
Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/679, arts 55, 56, 58(5), 60, 63, 64, 65