EU regulatory register · GDPR
Article 78Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority
CELEX 32016R0679 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter VIII
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1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each natural or legal person shall have the right to an effective judicial remedy against a legally binding decision of a supervisory authority concerning them.
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1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each natural or legal person shall have the right to an effective judicial remedy against a legally binding decision of a supervisory authority concerning them.
2. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each data subject shall have the right to a an effective judicial remedy where the supervisory authority which is competent pursuant to Articles 55 and 56 does not handle a complaint or does not inform the data subject within three months on the progress or outcome of the complaint lodged pursuant to Article 77.
3. Proceedings against a supervisory authority shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the supervisory authority is established.
4. Where proceedings are brought against a decision of a supervisory authority which was preceded by an opinion or a decision of the Board in the consistency mechanism, the supervisory authority shall forward that opinion or decision to the court.
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Judgments applying this article
16 judgments in the register cite the article in their text. SE 2 · EU 9 · DE 5
- eu:c-26-22
- eu:c-634-21
- eu:c-132-21
- eu:c-414-24
- se:hfd-2023-54
- eu:c-319-20-62020cj0319
- eu:c-474-24
- eu:c-115-22-62022cj0115
- eu:c-169-23
- eu:c-311-18-62018cj0311
- se:hfd-2023-49
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