Court of Justice judgment · Case C-319/20

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband eV

Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026

Case: C-319/20
Court: Court of Justice
Date of judgment: 28 April 2022
ECLI: ECLI:EU:C:2022:322
Instrument: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
Provisions: Article 80(2)

Holding (summary, not the official text)

National law may let consumer associations sue for GDPR breaches without a mandate and without identifying specific victims, through unfair-practices or consumer law.

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