France seeks to bypass EU top court on data retention
In October, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that national data retention rules, including France’s, were not compliant with EU law, but that such schemes could be allowed in the face of serious security risks.
Now the French government has asked the country’s highest administrative court — the Council of State — not to follow the EU ruling. France said that the EU top court should not rule on matters related to security, which remains a national competence.
Source: France seeks to bypass EU top court on data retention – POLITICO
