Source: OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88Consolidated text

Current language: FR

Article 77 Droit d'introduire une réclamation auprès d'une autorité de contrôle


Summary What does Article 77 of the GDPR regulation say?

This article establishes the right of data subjects to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority when they believe their personal data has been processed in a way that infringes the GDPR.

It is a key enforcement-facing right for individuals, sitting within the broader framework of data subject remedies.

Importantly, this right exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, meaning it does not replace or limit other avenues available to the data subject.

The article also places an obligation on the supervisory authority to keep the complainant informed throughout the process.

Important points:

  • Data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.
  • This right exists alongside, and does not replace, any other administrative or judicial remedy available to the data subject.
  • Supervisory authorities are required to inform the complainant of the progress and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78.

Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

    1. Sans préjudice de tout autre recours administratif ou juridictionnel, toute personne concernée a le droit d'introduire une réclamation auprès d'une autorité de contrôle, en particulier dans l'État membre dans lequel se trouve sa résidence habituelle, son lieu de travail ou le lieu où la violation aurait été commise, si elle considère que le traitement de données à caractère personnel la concernant constitue une violation du présent règlement.

    1. L'autorité de contrôle auprès de laquelle la réclamation a été introduite informe l'auteur de la réclamation de l'état d'avancement et de l'issue de la réclamation, y compris de la possibilité d'un recours juridictionnel en vertu de l'article 78.

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