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Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v Netherlands – Article 34 and the margin of appreciation: companies as rights-holders under Article 8

June 20, 2025

Eloïse Ward In Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v Netherlands, the applicant companies alleged that the transmission of data intercepted during criminal investigations to the Competition Authority violated their rights to private life under Article 8. The substance of this case raises important questions about what safeguards against arbitrariness are adequate when data […]