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Court of Justice judgment · Case C-474/24

AR and Others v Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde and Others

Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026

Case
C-474/24
Court
Court of Justice
Date of judgment
14 July 2026
ECLI
ECLI:EU:C:2026:579
Instrument
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

Holding (summary, not the official text)

Publishing the names and sanctions of athletes who broke anti-doping rules falls within the GDPR; it is not in principle health data unless the substance or method reveals health information; national law may require publication if it allows an individual balancing and excludes recreational athletes, vulnerable persons and whistleblowers.

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

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