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Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment

C-180/21VS v Inspektor v Inspektorata kam Visshia sadeben savet

Decided
2022-12-08
ECLI
ECLI:EU:C:2022:967
CELEX
62021CJ0180
Finality
Final, the decision cannot be appealed

Also searched as: Case C-180/21, C-180/21 2022, ECLI:EU:C:2022:967.

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Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 2, 4 and 6 – Applicability of Regulation 2016/679 – Concept of ‘legitimate interest’ – Concept of ‘task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority’ – Directive (EU) 2016/680 – Articles 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 – Lawfulness of the processing of personal data collected in the course of a criminal investigation – Subsequent processing of data relating to a presumed victim of a criminal offence for the purpose of making a formal accusation in respect of him or her – Concept of purpose ‘other than that for which the personal data are collected’ – Data used by the public prosecutor’s office of a Member State for the purposes of its defence in an action for damages against the State.

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