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The 'Minimal' Approach: the CJEU on the Concept of 'Establishment' Triggering Jurisdiction for DPAs and Limitations of Their Sanctioning Powers (Case C-230/14, Weltimmo)

Mark D. Cole, Andra Giurgiu

DOI https://doi.org/10.21552/EDPL/2015/4/13



Case C-230/14, Weltimmo s.r.o. v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság, ECLI:EU:C:2015:639
Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Directive 95/46/EC - Articles 4(1) and 28(1), (3) and (6) - Controller who is formally established in a Member State - Impairment of the right to the protection of personal data concerning natural persons in another Member State - Determination of the applicable law and the competent supervisory authority - Exercise of the powers of the supervisory authority — Power to impose penalties
Article 4 paragraph 1 and Article 28 paragraphs 1, 3 and 6 of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, OJ L 281 of 23.11.1995, 31-50. (Official headline)

Mark D. Cole is Professor for Telecommunication and Media Law at the University of Luxembourg, Director for Academic Affairs at the Institute of European Media Law, Saarbrücken (Germany) and Associate Editor of this journal. Andra Giurgiu is Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg.

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