… Provisional text
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)
7 March 2024 (*)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of personal data -
Regulation
(EU)
2016
/
679
- Articles 2, 4, 6, 10 and 86 - Data held by a court relating to the criminal convictions of a natural person - Oral disclosure of such data to a commercial company on account of a competition organised by that company - Concept of ‘processing of personal data’ - National legislation governing access to those data - Reconciliation between …
… Söderlund, acting as Agents,
having decided, after hearing the Advocate General, to proceed to judgment without an Opinion,
gives the following
Judgment
1 This request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 2(1), Article 4(2) and Article 86 of
Regulation
(EU)
2016
/
679
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 …
… The provisions of
Regulation
2016
/
679
, in particular Article 6(1)(e) and Article 10 thereof,
must be interpreted as precluding data relating to criminal convictions of a natural person contained in a court’s filing system from being disclosed orally to any person for the purpose of ensuring public access to official documents, without the person requesting the disclosure of those data having to establish a specific interest in obtaining those data, it being irrelevant in that regard whether that …