Article 77: Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Praxikon tracks Article 77 (Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority) under the GDPR, alongside the EU AI Act, citing the source for every statement.
Chapter VIIIIn force since 25-05-2018
Official text
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Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, every data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of his or her habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes this Regulation.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78.
Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Official text, reproduced without modification.
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What connects to Article 77 GDPR
Case law
- Land Hessen: the supervisory authority need not always fine where the organisation already remedied the breach
2024-09-26 · final, Hof van Justitie van de EU (Eerste kamer), TR tegen Land Hessen
- Interim relief judge: DPA must redact fine amount when giving an enforcement decision to complainants
2024-05-31 · status not established, Rechtbank Den Haag, voorzieningenrechter (kort geding, team handel)
- Lindenapotheke: competitors may sue over GDPR breaches and pharmacy order data are health data
2024-10-04 · final, Hof van Justitie van de EU (Grote kamer), ND tegen DR (twee Duitse apothekers)