Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de la relance – Court Ruling (France, 2021)
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A French court ruled that the Ministry of Economy must remove a public officer's disability status from its website. The court found that this information wasn't necessary for the purpose of the publication. This decision highlights the importance of limiting data to what's truly needed.
What happened
The Ministry of Economy refused to remove a public officer's disability status from a website notice, but the court ordered its removal.
Who was affected
A public officer whose disability status was published on the Ministry's website.
What the authority found
The court decided that publishing the officer's disability status was unnecessary and violated data minimization principles under GDPR.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes that even legally required publications must adhere to data minimization principles. Organizations should ensure that only essential personal data is shared publicly.
GDPR Articles Cited
National Law Articles
A public officer asked for personal data to be removed from his appointment notice as published on the Ministry's website since it mentioned his status as a disabled person. The Ministry however refused to do so, on the ground that French law requires the publication of such information. The French Council of State ('CE') held that, although the data had to be published for compliance with the law, such information was not necessary in relation to the purpose to be achieved, and should therefore be removed from the Ministry's website, in compliance with the principles of purpose limitation and data minimization (Article 5(1)(b) and (c) GDPR). However, the CE held that information about the existence of a disability could not be considered as health data when it didn't mention the type or gravity of the disability, and that Article 9 GDPR therefore did not apply to this type of data.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de la relance - France (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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