Court of Justice (First Chamber) 26 October 2023, C-307/22 (FT v DW.)

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The Court's judgment addresses the interpretation of Articles 12 and 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) concerning a patient's right to access their medical records. It rules that a data controller must provide the first copy of personal data free of charge, regardless of the reason for the request, and emphasizes that patients are entitled to a complete and intelligible reproduction of their medical data. Additionally, it clarifies that national legislation cannot impose costs on data subjects for their first copy of personal data, particularly in the context of healthcare.AI

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) 26 October 2023 ( *1 ) (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 12, 15 and 23 – Data subject’s right of access to his or her data undergoing processing – Right to obtain a first copy of those data free of charge – Processing of a patient’s data by his or her medical practitioner – Medical records

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