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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11694

22 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 30
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Jha
EU law precludes general and indiscriminate retention of data under national rules
Brussels, 21/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

EU law precludes a general and indiscriminate retention of traffic data and location data, but it is open to Members States to make provision, as a preventive measure, for targeted retention of that data solely for the purpose of fighting serious crime.

This is the general thrust of the decision made on Wednesday 21 December by the Court of Justice of the European Union (joint cases C-203/15 and C-698/15), which defer the conclusions of the Advocate General (see EUROPE 11597).

The judges...

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