Court case AWB-20_1431 – Court Ruling (Netherlands, 2020)
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A court in the Netherlands ruled that a city unlawfully restricted access to certain files. This matters because it clarifies how access to documents should be handled under different legal provisions.
What happened
The court found that the city wrongly conditioned access to files on the presence of other involved parties.
Who was affected
An individual who requested access to his file and those of two other parties in a city procedure.
What the authority found
The court ruled that the city's decision to condition access to files was unlawful under the national provision, not GDPR.
Why this matters
This ruling clarifies that access to documents in legal procedures must comply with specific national laws, not just GDPR. It highlights the need for authorities to correctly apply the relevant legal frameworks.
GDPR Articles Cited
An applicant requested a city to access his file but also the ones of two other parties. The city conditioned access to these files to the presence of the two other persons concerned. The Court ruled that the access to document was not made under Article 15 GDPR but under another national provision granting access to file in the context of a procedure challenging the decision. Therefore, the decision of the city to grand access under condition was unlawful.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case AWB-20_1431 - Netherlands (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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