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CELEX 32002L0058 · Read on 2026-08-18
Short answer
This Directive shall apply to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services in public communications networks in the Community, including public communications networks supporting data collection and identification devices.
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Official text
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This Directive shall apply to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services in public communications networks in the Community, including public communications networks supporting data collection and identification devices.
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Judgments of the Court of Justice
3 decisions
- C-597/19Court of Justice of the European Union
Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) and (2) – Concept of ‘making available to the public’ – Downloading of a file containing a protected work via a peer-to-peer network and the simultaneous provision for uploading pieces of that file – Directive 2004/48/EC – Article 3(2) – Misuse of measures, procedures and remedies – Article 4 – Persons entitled to apply for the application of measures, procedures and remedies – Article 8 – Right of information – Article 13 – Concept of ‘prejudice’ – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Lawfulness of processing – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 15(1) – Legislative measures to restrict the scope of the rights and obligations – Fundamental rights – Articles 7 and 8, Article 17(2) and the first paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European.
Ask NovaCopilot - C-623/17Court of Justice of the European Union
Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Providers of electronic communications services – General and indiscriminate transmission of traffic data and location data – Safeguarding of national security – Directive 2002/58/EC – Scope – Article 1(3) and Article 3 – Confidentiality of electronic communications – Protection – Article 5 and Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 11 and Article 52(1) – Article 4(2) TEU.
Ask NovaCopilot - C-207/16Court of Justice of the European Union
Proceedings brought by Ministerio Fiscal
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Directive 2002/58/EC — Articles 1 and 3 — Scope — Confidentiality of electronic communications — Protection — Article 5 and Article 15(1) — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 7 and 8 — Data processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services — Access of national authorities to the data for the purposes of an investigation — Threshold of seriousness of an offence capable of justifying access to the data.
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Judgments applying this article
11 judgments in the register cite the article in their text. SE 2 · EU 9
- eu:62018cj0511
- eu:c-203-15
- eu:c-207-16
- eu:c-623-17-62017cj0623
- eu:c-140-20
- eu:c-275-06
- eu:c-301-06
- eu:c-461-10
- eu:c-793-19
- se:nja-2012-s-975
- se:rk-2018-1
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