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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) · Chapter VIII · Remedies, liability and penalties

Art. 78 · Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority

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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.

Text: EUR-Lex, CELEX 32016R0679 (consolidated text with corrigenda).

Commentary

A judicial remedy against a legally binding decision of an authority and against its failure to act on a complaint.

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