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… Once again, if the protection of those objectives were sufficient grounds for exemption from the scope of application of /, there would be no need to invoke national security as grounds for introducing legislative measures to restrict the rights guaranteed by that regulation. 90. …

… Article 23 of / makes provision - in line with Article 15(1) of Directive 2002/58 - for restricting, by way of a legislative measure, the rights and obligations established by the regulation, where necessary in order to safeguard, among other objectives, national security, defence or public security. …

… (EU) / (13) 12. In accordance with Article 2 (‘Material scope’): ‘1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means and to the processing other than by automated means of personal data which form part of a filing system or are intended to form part of a filing system. 2. …

… Article 23 of No / makes provision - in line with Article 15(1) of Directive 2002/58- for restricting, by way of a legislative measure, the rights and obligations established by the regulation, where necessary in order to safeguard, among other objectives, national security, defence or public security. …

… Once again, if the protection of those objectives were sufficient grounds for exemption from the scope of application of No /, there would be no need to invoke national security as grounds for introducing legislative measures to restrict the rights guaranteed by that regulation.’ 3. The consequences of applying the Tele2 Sverige and Watson judgment to this case 35. …

… Directive 95/46 was repealed with effect from 25 May 2018 by /. Consequently, in so far as Directive 2002/58 refers to Directive 95/46 or does not lay down rules of its own, account must be taken of the provisions of that regulation (see Article 94(1) and (2) of /). 17 Judgment in Tele2 Sverige and Watson, paragraphs 82 and 83. 18 Ibidem, paragraph 85 and the case-law cited. 19 Ibidem, paragraph 87. …

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… It differs from the latter, however, with respect to the objectives pursued by the national legislation, which, in this instance, are not only the fight against terrorism and the most serious forms of crime and the safeguarding of national security, but also ‘defence of the territory, public security [and] the investigation, detection and prosecution of offences other than serious crime’, as well as, generally, any of the objectives provided for in Article 23(1) of /. 23. …

… Article 4(1) of (EU) / (57) provides that ‘an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person’. 129. …

… ., Digitaleurope (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court, Ireland) (Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data - (EU) / - Article 2(2) - Scope - Transfer of personal data for commercial purposes to the United States of America - Processing by the United States of America’s public authorities for national security purposes of the data transferred - Article 45 - Assessment of the adequacy of the level …

… Legal context EU law 3 Directive 95/46 was repealed and replaced, with effect from 25 May 2018, by (EU) / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ 2016 L 119, p. 1). …

… The obligation to provide information under Article 12 of (EU) / is deemed to be fulfilled by the placing of an information board in a sufficiently visible place, indicating at least the existence of the processing, the identity of the person responsible and the possibility of exercising the rights provided for by Articles 15 to 22 of (EU) /. ...” 53. As regards video-surveillance in the workplace, section 89(1) of the Law provides as follows: “1. …

… (EU) / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, has been applicable since 25 May 2018. It incorporates most of the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC and reinforces some of the safeguards contained therein. COMPARATIVE-LAW MATERIAL 67. …

… /: ‘1. …

… The questions referred must therefore be answered having regard to both Directive 95/46 and /. …

… /, are not to be interpreted differently according to whether or not the information stored or accessed on a website user’s terminal equipment is personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46 and /. …

… 95/46 and Article 10 of /, is subject to special restrictions. …

… Those exceptions have now been repeated in Article 9(2)(a) and (e) of /. …

… That directive was repealed with effect from 25 May 2018, from which date / applies. 33 The Court will consider the questions referred from the point of view of Directive 95/46, while also taking / into account in its analysis of them, in order to ensure that its answers will in any event be of use to the referring court. …

… /, entitled ‘Territorial scope’, is worded as follows: ‘1. …

… The supervisory authorities shall cooperate with one another to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties, in particular by exchanging all useful information. …’ (EU) / 12 (EU) / of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46 (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ 2016 L 119, p. 1, and …

… It thus appears that such a situation falls within the territorial scope of Directive 95/46 and /. 53 By its questions, the referring court seeks to determine the territorial scope which must be conferred on a de-referencing in such a situation. 54 In that regard, it is apparent from recital 10 of Directive 95/46 and recitals 10, 11 and 13 of /, which was adopted on the basis of Article 16 TFEU, that the objective of that directive and that regulation is to guarantee …