Statement of the Article 29 Working Party on safe harbor ruling

Statement
Following the landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 6 October 2015 in the Maximilian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner case (C-362-14), the EU data protection authorities assembled in the Article 29 Working Party have discussed the first consequences to be drawn at European and national level. EU data protection authorities consider that it is absolutely essential to have a robust, collective and common position on the implementation of the judgment. Moreover, the Working Party will observe closely the developments of the pending procedures before the Irish High Court.

First, the Working Party underlines that the question of massive and indiscriminate surveillance is a key element of the Court’s analysis.
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