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Document C2007/095/34
Case C-73/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Tietosuojavaltuutettu
Case C-73/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Tietosuojavaltuutettu
Case C-73/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Tietosuojavaltuutettu
OJ C 95, 28.4.2007, p. 19–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
28.4.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 95/19 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Tietosuojavaltuutettu
(Case C-73/07)
(2007/C 95/34)
Language of the case: Finnish
Referring court
Korkein hallinto-oikeus
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: Tietosuojavaltuutettu
Other parties: Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy
Questions referred
1. |
Is an operation in which data on the earned income, income from capital and the wealth of natural persons are
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2. |
Is Directive 95/46/EC to be interpreted as meaning that the various operations listed in Question 1(a) to (d) can be regarded as the processing of personal data carried out solely for journalistic purposes within the meaning of Article 9 of the Directive, having regard to the fact that data on over one million taxpayers has been collected from data which are in the public domain under national legislation on the right of public access? Does the fact that publication of those data is the principal aim of the operation have any bearing on the assessment in this case? |
3. |
Is Article 17 of Directive 95/46/EC to be interpreted in conjunction with the principles and purpose of the Directive as precluding the publication of data collected for journalistic purposes and its onward disclosure for commercial purposes? |
4. |
Can Directive 95/46/EC be interpreted as meaning that personal data files containing, solely and in unaltered form, material that has been published in the media fall altogether outside its scope? |
(1) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, OJ 1995 L 281, p. 31.