CJEU to decide on right of consumer protection associations and competitors to sue under GDPR
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) the question whether consumer protection associations or competitors are authorised to initiate a civil action in case of infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In this preliminary ruling procedure, the CJEU will have to decide whether, among other provisions, Art. 80 GDPR is in conflict with member state law which allows consumer protection associations and competitors to take action against infringements of the GDPR irrespective of the violation of subjective rights of individuals and without a mandate from the data subject.
