Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 July 2026. — AR and Others v Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde and Others. — Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 2 – Material scope – Articles 5 and 6 – Principles relating to processing and the lawfulness of processing – Article 9 – Concept of ‘data concerning health’ – Article 10 – Concept of ‘personal data relating to criminal convicti

GDPR27 Jul 2026Art. 2, Art. 5, Art. 6, Art. 9, Art. 10

Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) preliminary ruling on the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679): material scope (Article 2), the principles relating to processing and its lawfulness (Articles 5 and 6), the concept of data concerning health (Article 9) and personal data relating to criminal convictions (Article 10). See the primary source for the Court's operative findings.

What to do: If you process health data or data on criminal convictions under the GDPR, read this ruling against your lawful-basis and special-category analysis and record whether any change is needed.

Legal status: Case law · Jurisdiction: EU

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