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ECJ Gender Registration

EU Court Affirms Right to Correct Gender Registration without Proof of Surgery

On 13 March 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in case C-247/23 (Deldits) that individuals who are transgender have the right to have their gender marker corrected in official records without the need to prove they have undergone gender-affirming surgery. The court clarified that such a requirement would violate fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights.

Mar 2025

Automated Decision-making AI

ECJ Strengthens Transparency in Automated Decision-Making

On 27 February 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a landmark ruling in case C-203/22 affirming that organizations using automated decision-making systems—including AI-driven scoring models—must provide data subjects with clear, precise, and comprehensible information about the logic behind such processes. The judgment emphasizes that affected individuals have the right to understand how decisions concerning them are reached under Article 15(1)(h) GDPR.

Feb 2025

RightsEnforcement Supervisory Authorities

ECJ: Supervisory Authorities Cannot Limit GDPR Complaints by Quota

On 9 January 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in case C-416/23 that national data protection authorities may not impose blanket limits on the number of GDPR complaints a data subject can file, unless there is evidence of abusive intent. The ruling overturned an Austrian Data Protection Authority policy that restricted individuals to a maximum of two valid complaints per month—regardless of any potential repeated violations.

Jan, 2025

CrossBorderEnforcement GDPREvaluation

EU Commission Publishes Second GDPR Evaluation Report Highlighting Cross-Border Challenges

The European Commission has issued its second evaluation report on the application of the GDPR, submitted pursuant to Article 97 GDPR. While the report underscores notable advances in data protection, it also stresses persistent challenges—especially around the cross-border cooperation and consistency among national data protection authorities.

2024

CrossBorderEnforcement EDPB

EU Council Agrees on Position to Streamline Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

On 13 June 2024, the Council of the European Union reached a common position aimed at improving cooperation among national data protection authorities for enforcing the GDPR in cross-border cases. The objective of this law is to harmonize procedures, speed up complaint handling, and reduce inconsistencies across Member States.