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Artikel 52 - Rækkevidde og fortolkning af rettigheder og principper

  1. Enhver begrænsning i udøvelsen af de rettigheder og friheder, der anerkendes ved dette charter, skal være fastlagt i lovgivningen og skal respektere disse rettigheders og friheders væsentligste indhold. Under iagttagelse af proportionalitetsprincippet kan der kun indføres begrænsninger, såfremt disse er nødvendige og faktisk svarer til mål af almen interesse, der er anerkendt af Unionen, eller et behov for beskyttelse af andres rettigheder og friheder.
  2. De rettigheder, der anerkendes i dette charter, og for hvilke der er fastlagt bestemmelser i traktaterne, udøves på de betingelser og med de begrænsninger, der er fastlagt deri.
  3. I det omfang dette charter indeholder rettigheder svarende til dem, der er sikret ved den europæiske konvention til beskyttelse af menneskerettigheder og grundlæggende frihedsrettigheder, har de samme betydning og omfang som i konventionen. Denne bestemmelse er ikke til hinder for, at EU-retten kan yde en mere omfattende beskyttelse.
  4. I det omfang dette charter anerkender grundlæggende rettigheder, således som de følger af medlemsstaternes fælles forfatningsmæssige traditioner, skal disse rettigheder fortolkes i harmoni med disse traditioner.
  5. De bestemmelser i dette charter, der indeholder principper, kan gennemføres ved lovgivningsmæssige retsakter og gennemførelsesretsakter vedtaget af Unionens institutioner, organer, kontorer og agenturer og ved retsakter vedtaget af medlemsstaterne, når de gennemfører EU-retten, under udøvelse af deres respektive kompetencer. De kan kun påberåbes over for en domstol i forbindelse med fortolkning af sådanne retsakter og kontrol af disses lovmedholdelighed.
  6. Der tages fuldt hensyn til national lovgivning og praksis som angivet i dette charter.
  7. Unionens og medlemsstaternes domstole tager behørigt hensyn til de forklaringer, der er udarbejdet som en vejledning ved fortolkningen af dette charter.

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    Formålet med artikel 52 er at fastsætte rækkevidden af chartrets rettigheder og principper og at fastlægge regler for fortolkningen af dem. Stk. 1 omhandler begrænsninger. Den affattelse, der er anvendt, bygger på Domstolens retspraksis, hvori det hedder: »... Det fremgår imidlertid af fast retspraksis, at udøvelsen af sådanne rettigheder kan underkastes begrænsninger, især inden for rammerne af en fælles markedsordning, såfremt disse begrænsninger faktisk svarer til de fællesskabsformål, der tjener almenvellet, og ikke i lyset af det tilsigtede formål udgør et uforholdsmæssigt og urimeligt indgreb, som berører disse rettigheders egentlige indhold« (dom af 13. april 2000, sag C-292/97, præmis 45). Omtalen af de generelle interesser, som anerkendes af Unionen, dækker både de formål, der er nævnt i artikel 3 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, og andre interesser, der beskyttes af specifikke bestemmelser i traktaterne, såsom artikel 4, stk. 1, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, artikel 35, stk. 3, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde og artikel 36 og 346 i denne traktat.
    I stk. 2 omtales rettigheder, der allerede var udtrykkeligt sikret i traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, og som anerkendes i chartret, og som nu findes i traktaterne (især de rettigheder, der følger af unionsborgerskabet). Det præciseres, at disse rettigheder fortsat er underlagt de betingelser og de begrænsninger, der gælder for de EU-bestemmelser, som de er baseret på, og som findes i traktaterne. Chartret ændrer ikke de rettigheder, der findes i henhold til EF-traktaten, og som fremgår af traktaterne.
    Stk. 3 skal sikre den nødvendige sammenhæng mellem chartret og EMK, idet det fastslår reglen om, at i det omfang rettighederne i dette charter svarer til rettigheder, der sikres ved EMK, er deres betydning og rækkevidde, herunder de tilladte begrænsninger, de samme som i EMK. Det følger navnlig heraf, at lovgiverne, når de fastsætter begrænsninger for disse rettigheder, skal overholde de samme standarder som dem, der er fastlagt i det detaljerede begrænsningsregime i EMK, som derved bliver gældende for de rettigheder, der er omfattet af dette stykke, dog uden at dette berører EU-rettens og EU-Domstolens autonomi.
    Henvisningen til EMK omfatter både konventionen og protokollerne. Betydningen og omfanget af de sikrede rettigheder fastsættes ikke kun af teksten i disse instrumenter, men også af retspraksis ved Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstol og ved EU-Domstolen. Sidste punktum i stykket har til formål at give Unionen mulighed for at sikre en mere omfattende beskyttelse. Under alle omstændigheder må chartrets beskyttelsesniveau aldrig være lavere end EMK's.
    Chartret berører ikke medlemsstaternes mulighed for at påberåbe sig artikel 15 i EMK, der åbner mulighed for fravigelse af forpligtelser ifølge konventionen under krig eller anden offentlig faretilstand, der truer nationens eksistens, når de træffer forholdsregler, der vedrører det nationale forsvar i tilfælde af krig og opretholdelse af lov og orden i overensstemmelse med deres ansvar, jf. artikel 4, stk. 1, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union og artikel 72 og 347 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde.
    Listen over de rettigheder, der på nuværende stadium og uden at det udelukker en udvikling i retten, lovgivningen og traktaterne, kan betragtes som svarende til rettigheder i EMK i overensstemmelse med stk. 3, er gengivet nedenfor. De rettigheder, der ligger ud over rettighederne i EMK, er ikke gengivet.

    1. Artikler i chartret, der har samme betydning og omfang som de tilsvarende artikler i EMK:
      • artikel 2 svarer til artikel 2 i EMK
      • artikel 4 svarer til artikel 3 i EMK
      • artikel 5, stk. 1 og 2, svarer til artikel 4 i EMK
      • artikel 6 svarer til artikel 5 i EMK
      • artikel 7 svarer til artikel 8 i EMK
      • artikel 10, stk. 1, svarer til artikel 9 i EMK
      • artikel 11 svarer til artikel 10 i EMK, jf. dog de begrænsninger, som EU-retten kan lægge på medlemsstaternes ret til at indføre bevillingsordninger, som omhandlet i artikel 10, stk. 1, tredje punktum, i EMK
      • artikel 17 svarer til artikel 1 i tillægsprotokollen til EMK
      • artikel 19, stk. 1, svarer til artikel 4 i tillægsprotokol nr. 4
      • artikel 19, stk. 2, svarer til artikel 3 i EMK, som fortolket af Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstol
      • artikel 48 svarer til artikel 6, stk. 2 og 3, i EMK
      • artikel 49, stk. 1 (bortset fra sidste punktum) og 2, svarer til artikel 7 i EMK.
    2. Artikler, der har samme betydning og omfang som de tilsvarende artikler i EMK, men som har større rækkevidde:
      • artikel 9 dækker anvendelsesområdet for artikel 12 i EMK, men dens anvendelsesområde kan udvides til andre former for ægteskab, når den nationale lovgivning indfører dem
      • artikel 12, stk. 1, svarer til artikel 11 i EMK, men anvendelsesområdet er udvidet til også at omfatte EU-niveau
      • artikel 14, stk. 1, svarer til artikel 2 i tillægsprotokollen til EMK, men anvendelsesområdet er udvidet til også at omfatte erhvervsuddannelse og efter- og videreuddannelse
      • artikel 14, stk. 3, svarer til artikel 2 i tillægsprotokollen til EMK med hensyn til forældres rettigheder
      • artikel 47, stk. 2 og 3 svarer til artikel 6, stk. 1, i EMK, men begrænsningen til tvister om borgerlige rettigheder og forpligtelser eller anklager for en forbrydelse gælder ikke i forbindelse med EU-retten og gennemførelsen heraf
      • artikel 50 svarer til artikel 4 i protokol nr. 7 til EMK, men rækkevidden er udvidet til også at omfatte EU-niveau mellem medlemsstaternes domstole indbyrdes
      • endelig kan Den Europæiske Unions borgere inden for EU-rettens anvendelsesområde ikke betragtes som udlændinge, da enhver forskelsbehandling på grundlag af nationalitet er forbudt. De indskrænkninger, der er fastsat i artikel 16 i EMK med hensyn til udlændinges rettigheder, gælder altså ikke for dem i denne forbindelse.

    Fortolkningsreglen i stk. 4 er baseret på artikel 6, stk. 3, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, og den tager behørigt hensyn til den tilgang til de fælles forfatningsmæssige traditioner, som Domstolen har fulgt (f.eks. dom af 13. december 1979, sag 44/79, Hauer, Sml. 1979, s. 3727; dom af 18. maj 1982, sag 155/79, AM&S, Sml. 1982, s. 1575). Ifølge denne regel skal de pågældende charterrettigheder ikke fortolkes snævert som `laveste fællesnævner`, men snarere som et tilbud om en høj beskyttelsesstandard, der er passende i forhold til EU-retten og i harmoni med de fælles forfatningsmæssige traditioner.
    I stk. 5 præciseres sondringen mellem »rettigheder« og »principper« i chartret. Ifølge denne sondring skal subjektive rettigheder respekteres, mens principper skal iagttages (artikel 51, stk. 1). Principper kan gennemføres ved lovgivningsmæssige retsakter eller gennemførelsesretsakter (der vedtages af Unionen i overensstemmelse med dens beføjelser og af medlemsstaterne, når de gennemfører EU-ret); de får derfor kun betydning for domstolene, når sådanne retsakter skal fortolkes eller ændres. De giver derimod ikke anledning til direkte krav på aktiv handling fra EU-institutionernes eller medlemsstaternes myndigheders side. Dette er både i overensstemmelse med Domstolens retspraksis (jf. bl.a. retspraksis i forbindelse med »forsigtighedsprincippet« i artikel 191, stk. 2, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unionens funktionsmåde (dom afsagt af Retten i Første Instans den 11. september 2002, sag T-13/99, Pfizer mod Rådet, Sml. II, s. 3305, med mange henvisninger til tidligere retspraksis), og en række domme i forbindelse med artikel 33 (tidl. artikel 39) vedrørende principperne for lovgivningen på landbrugsområdet, f.eks. Domstolens dom i sagen 265/85, Van den Berg, Sml. 1987, s. 1155: undersøgelse af princippet om markedsstabilisering og berettigede forventninger) og tilgangen i medlemsstaternes forfatningsmæssige systemer til »principper«, særlig i forbindelse med sociallovgivning. Til illustration kan nævnes nogle eksempler på principper, der anerkendes i chartret, f.eks. principperne i artikel 25, 26 og 37. I nogle tilfælde kan en charterartikel både indeholde elementer af en ret og af et princip, f.eks. artikel 23, 33 og 34.
    Stk. 6 henviser til de forskellige artikler i chartret, som i overensstemmelse med nærhedsprincippet tager hensyn til nationale love og national praksis.

    Source:
    Den Europæiske Unions Tidende C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
    Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
    Disse forklaringer blev oprindelig udarbejdet under præsidiet for den forsamling, der udarbejdede chartret om grundlæggende rettigheder. De er blevet ajourført under Det Europæiske Konvents præsidiums ansvar i lyset af de udkast til tilpasninger, som konventet har foretaget i charterteksten (især i artikel 51 og 52) og videreudviklingen af EU-retten. Selv om forklaringerne ikke i sig selv har retskraft, udgør de et værdifuldt fortolkningsinstrument beregnet til nærmere præcisering af chartrets bestemmelser.

Retspraksis

National Forfatningsret

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  • The Belgian Constitution
    URL:
    The Belgian Constitution
    Land:
    Belgium

    Article 10. (...) Belgians are equal before the law;they alone are eligible for civil and military service,
    but for the exceptions that can be created by a law for particular cases.(...) Article 11bis.(...) The law,federate law or rule referred to inArticle 134 provides for women and men to sit on the permanent deputations of the provincial councils, the colleges of the burgomasters and aldermen,the councils and permanent committees of the public centres
    for social welfare and on the executives of any other inter-provincial, supra-municipal,
    inter-municipal or intra-municipal territorial body.
    The preceding paragraph does not apply when the law, federate law or rule referred
    to in Article 134 provides for the direct election of the members of the permanent
    deputations of the provincial councils, of aldermen, of the members of the councils and
    permanent committees of the social welfare centres or of the members of the executives
    of any other inter-provincial, supra-municipal, inter-municipal or intra-municipal territorial body Article 12. The freedom of the individual is guaranteed.
    No one can be prosecuted except in the cases provided for by the law, and in the
    form prescribed by the law Article 15. One’s home is inviolable no house search may take place except in the cases provided for by the law and in the form prescribed by the law. Article 16. No one can be deprived of his property except in the case of expropriation for a public purpose, in the cases and manner established by the law and in return for fair
    compensation paid beforehand. Article 21. A civil wedding should always precede the blessing of the marriage, apart from the exceptions to be established by the law if needed.
    Article 22. Everyone has the right to the respect of his private and family life, except in the cases and conditions determined by the law. Article 29. The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
    The law determines which officials may violate the confidentiality of letters entrusted
    to the postal service. Article 31. No authorisation is necessary prior to taking legal action against civil
    servants for offences resulting from their administration, except with regard to what
    has been ruled on concerning ministers and members of the Community and Regional
    Government Article 32. Everyone has the right to consult any administrative document and to obtain a
    copy, except in the cases and conditions stipulated by the laws, federate laws or rules
    referred to in Article 134. Article 117. Members of the Community and Regional Parliaments are elected for a period of five years. The Community and Regional Parliaments are re-elected as a whole every fi e years.
    Elections for the Community and Regional Parliaments take place on the same day
    and coincide with elections for the European Parliament.
    In execution of a law as described in Article 118, § 2, fourth sub-paragraph, a federate
    law or a rule referred to in Article 134, passed in accordance with Article 118, § 2,
    fourth sub-paragraph, may derogate from the first and second paragraphs.”. Article 170 § 2.Taxes to the benefit of a Community or Region can only be introduced by a federate law or a rule as described in Article 134.
    The law determines, with respect to the taxes referred to in the first sub-paragraph,
    the exceptions that are proved to be necessary. § 3.A charge or tax can only be introduced by a province or a supra-municipal collectivity
    by the decision of its council.
    The law determines, with respect to the taxes described in the first paragraph, the
    exceptions that are proved to be necessary.
    The law can abolish, either totally or partially, the taxes referred to in the first
    sub-paragraph.
    § 4. A charge or tax can only be introduced by the metropolitan districts, federations
    of municipalities or by the municipalities by a decision of their council.
    The law determines, with respect to the taxes referred to in the first sub-paragraph,
    the exceptions that are proved to be necessary. Article 172. No privileges with regard to taxes can be introduced.
    No exemption or reduction of taxes can be introduced except by a law. Article 173. Except to the benefit of the provinces, the bodies responsible for polders and for draining and flood protection, and except for the cases formally excepted by the laws, the federate laws and rules referred to in Article 134, charges can only be claimed from citizens in the form of taxes to the benefit of the State, the Community,the Region, the metropolitan district, the federation of municipalities or the municipality. Article 185. Foreign troops may only be admitted to the service of the State, or occupy or crossthe territory by virtue of a law. Article 186. Military personnel can only be deprived of rank, honours and pensions in the manner described by the law. Article 191. All foreigners on Belgian soil benefit from the protection provided to persons and property, except for those exceptions provided for by the law.

  • The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
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    The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
    Land:
    Cyprus

    ARTICLE 1A
    No provision of the Constitution is deemed as annulling laws adopted, deeds carried out or measures taken by the Republic which are rendered necessary as a result of the obligations of the Republic as a member state of the European Union nor does it preclude Regulations, Directives or other acts or binding measures of a legislative character adopted by the European Union or by the European Communities or by the institutions or competent bodies under the treaties setting up the European Communities or the European Union from having legal force in the Republic.
    ARTICLE 179
    1. Without prejudice to the provisions of article 1A, the Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic.
    2. No law or decision of the House of Parliament or of each Communal Chamber and no act or decision of any organ, authority or person in the Republic exercising executive power or any administrative function shall in any way be repugnant to, or inconsistent with, any of the provisions of this Constitution.

  • Tο Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας
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    Tο Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας
    Land:
    Cyprus

    ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 1A
    Ουδεμία διάταξη του Συντάγματος θεωρείται ότι ακυρώνει νόμους που θεσπίζονται, πράξεις που διενεργούνται ή μέτρα που λαμβάνονται από τη Δημοκρατία τα οποία καθίστανται αναγκαία από τις υποχρεώσεις της ως κράτους μέλους της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ούτε εμποδίζει Κανονισμούς, Οδηγίες ή άλλες πράξεις ή δεσμευτικά μέτρα νομοθετικού χαρακτήρα που θεσπίζονται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ή από τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες ή από τα θεσμικά τους όργανα ή από τα αρμόδιά τους σώματα στη βάση των συνθηκών που ιδρύουν τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες ή την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση από του να έχουν νομική ισχύ στη Δημοκρατία.
    ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 179
    1. Τηρουμένων των διατάξεων του άρθρου 1Α, το Σύνταγμα είναι ο υπέρτατος νόμος της Δημοκρατίας.
    2. Ουδείς νόμος ή απόφασις της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων ή εκατέρας Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεων ως και ουδεμία πράξις ή απόφασις ιουδήποτε οργάνου, αρχής ή προσώπου εν τη Δημοκρατία ασκούντος εκτελεστικήν εξουσίαν ή οιονδήποτε διοικητικόν λειτούργημα δύναται να είναι καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπον αντίθετος ή ασύμφωνος προς οιανδήποτε των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος ή προς οποιαδήποτε υποχρέωση επιβάλλεται στη Δημοκρατία ως αποτέλεσμα της συμμετοχής της ως κράτους μέλους στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση.

  • Ustav Republike Hrvatske
    URL:
    Ustav Republike Hrvatske
    Land:
    Croatia

    Članak 3.
    Sloboda, jednakost, nacionalna ravnopravnost i ravnopravnost spolova, mirotvorstvo, socijalna pravda, poštivanje prava čovjeka, nepovredivost vlasništva, očuvanje prirode i čovjekova okoliša, vladavina prava i demokratski višestranački sustav najviše su vrednote ustavnog poretka Republike Hrvatske i temelj za tumačenje Ustava.

    Članak 16.
    Slobode i prava mogu se ograničiti samo zakonom da bi se zaštitila sloboda i prava drugih ljudi te pravni poredak, javni moral i zdravlje.
    Svako ograničenje slobode ili prava mora biti razmjerno naravi potrebe za ograničenjem u svakom pojedinom slučaju.

    Članak 17.
    U doba ratnog stanja ili neposredne ugroženosti neovisnosti i jedinstvenosti države, te velikih prirodnih nepogoda pojedine slobode i prava zajamčena Ustavom mogu se ograničiti. O tome odlučuje Hrvatski sabor dvotrećinskom većinom svih zastupnika, a ako se Hrvatski sabor ne može sastati, na prijedlog Vlade i uz supotpis predsjednika Vlade, Predsjednik Republike.

    Opseg ograničenja mora biti primjeren naravi pogibelji, a za posljedicu ne može imati nejednakost osoba s obzirom na rasu, boju kože, spol, jezik, vjeru, nacionalno ili socijalno podrijetlo.

    Niti u slučaju neposredne opasnosti za opstanak države ne može se ograničiti primjena odredbi Ustava o pravu na život, zabrani mučenja, surovog ili ponižavajućeg postupanja ili kažnjavanja, o pravnoj određenosti kažnjivih djela i kazni, te o slobodi misli, savjesti i vjeroispovijedi.

  • КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република България
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    КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република България
    Land:
    Bulgaria

    Чл. 57. (1) Основните права на гражданите са неотменими.
    (2) Не се допуска злоупотреба с права, както и тяхното упражняване, ако то накърнява права или законни интереси на други.
    (3) При обявяване на война, на военно или друго извънредно положение със закон може да бъде временно ограничено упражняването на отделни права на гражданите с изключение на правата, предвидени в чл. 28, 29, 31, ал. 1, 2 и 3, чл. 32, ал. 1 и чл. 37.

EU-ret

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  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU
    URL:
    https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj/eng

    Preamble 


    (15) This Regulation does not affect the freedom of expression and information guaranteed to individuals under the Charter. The European Court of Human Rights has observed that in such a sensitive sector as the audiovisual media sector, in addition to its negative duty of non-interference, the public powers have a positive obligation to put in place an appropriate legislative and administrative framework to guarantee effective media pluralism


    (20) In order to avoid circumvention of the protection of journalistic sources and confidential communications and guarantee adequate respect for one’s private and family life, home and communications in accordance with the Charter, safeguards should also apply to persons who, because of their regular private or professional relationship with media service providers or members of their editorial staff, are likely to have information that could identify journalistic sources or confidential communications. That should include persons living in a close relationship in a joint household and on a stable and continuous basis and persons who are or have been professionally involved in the preparation, production or dissemination of programmes or press publications and who are only targeted due to their close links with media service providers, journalists or other members of the editorial staff. The protection of journalistic sources and confidential communications should also benefit the staff of media service providers, such as the technical staff, including cybersecurity experts, who could be targeted given the important support role they provide to journalists in their daily work, which requires solutions to ensure the confidentiality of journalists’ work, and the resulting likelihood that they have access to information concerning journalistic sources or confidential communications.

    (21) Protecting journalistic sources and confidential communications is consistent with and contributes to the protection of the fundamental right enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter. It is also crucial for safeguarding the ‘public watchdog’ role of media service providers and, in particular investigative journalists in democratic societies and for upholding the rule of law. In light thereof, ensuring an adequate level of protection for journalistic sources and confidential communications requires that measures for obtaining such information be authorised by an authority that can independently and impartially assess whether it is justified by an overriding reason of public interest, such as a court, a judge, a prosecutor acting in a judicial capacity, or another such authority with competence to authorise those measures in accordance with national law. It also requires that surveillance measures be subject to regular review by such an authority to ascertain whether the conditions justifying the use of the measure in question continue to be fulfilled. That requirement is also met where the purpose of the regular review is to verify whether the conditions justifying an extension of the authorisation for the use of the measure have been fulfilled.


    (26) Intrusive surveillance software should only be deployed where it is justified by an overriding reason of public interest, it is provided for in Union or national law, it is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter as interpreted by the Court of Justice and with other Union law, it has been authorised ex ante or, in exceptional and urgent cases, subsequently confirmed by a judicial authority or an independent and impartial decision-making authority, it occurs in investigations of offences listed in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA (9) punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order of a maximum period of at least three years or in investigations of other serious offences punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order of a maximum period of at least five years, as determined by the national law of that Member State, and provided that no other less restrictive measure would be adequate and sufficient to obtain the information sought. According to the principle of proportionality, limitations can be made to an individual’s rights and freedoms only if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general interest recognised by the Union. Thus, as regards specifically the deployment of intrusive surveillance software, it is necessary to ascertain whether the offence in question attains a threshold of seriousness as laid down in this Regulation, whether, following an individual assessment of all the relevant circumstances in a given case, the investigation and prosecution of that offence merit the particularly intrusive interference with fundamental rights and economic freedoms consisting in the deployment of intrusive surveillance software, whether there is sufficient evidence that the offence in question has been committed, and whether the deployment of intrusive surveillance software is relevant for the purpose of establishing the facts related to the investigation and prosecution of that offence.


    (77) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter, in particular Articles 7, 8, 11, 16, 47, 50 and 52 thereof. Accordingly, this Regulation should be interpreted and applied with due respect for those rights and principles. In particular, nothing in this Regulation should be interpreted as interfering with the freedom of information, editorial freedom or the freedom of the press as enshrined in national constitutional law that is consistent with the Charter or as incentivising Member States to introduce requirements for the editorial content of press publications.

    Article 4: Rights of media service providers 

    4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3, points (a) and (b), of this Article, Member States may take a measure referred to therein, provided that it:

    (a) is provided for by Union or national law;

    (b) is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and other Union law;

    (c) is justified on a case-by-case basis by an overriding reason of public interest and is proportionate; and

    (d) is subject to prior authorisation by a judicial authority or an independent and impartial decision-making authority or, in duly justified exceptional and urgent cases, is subsequently authorised by such an authority without undue delay.

    8.   Member States shall ensure that media service providers, their editorial staff or any persons who, because of their regular or professional relationship with a media service provider or its editorial staff, might have information related to or capable of identifying journalistic sources or confidential communications have a right to effective judicial protection, in line with Article 47 of the Charter, in cases regarding breaches of paragraphs 3 to 7 of this Article.

    Article 6: Duties of media services providers

    3.   Without prejudice to national constitutional law consistent with the Charter, media service providers providing news and current affairs content shall take measures that they deem appropriate with a view to guaranteeing the independence of editorial decisions. In particular, such measures shall aim to:

    (a) guarantee that editorial decisions can be taken freely within the established editorial line of the media service provider concerned; and

    (b) ensure that any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might affect the provision of news and current affairs content are disclosed.

  • Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms
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    Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms

    (24) Where an institution does not present an adequate recovery plan, competent authorities should be empowered to require that institution to take measures necessary to redress the material deficiencies of the plan. That requirement may affect the freedom to conduct a business as guaranteed by Article 16 of the Charter. The limitation of that fundamental right is however necessary to meet the objectives of financial stability. More specifically, such a limitation is necessary in order to strengthen the business of institutions and avoid institutions growing excessively or taking excessive risks without being able to tackle setbacks and losses and to restore their capital base. The limitation is proportionate because it permits preventative action to the extent that it is necessary to address the deficiencies and therefore complies with Article 52 of the Charter.

    [...]

    (49) The limitations on the rights of shareholders and creditors should be in accordance with Article 52 of the Charter. The resolution tools should therefore be applied only to those institutions that are failing or likely to fail, and only when it is necessary to pursue the objective of financial stability in the general interest. In particular, resolution tools should be applied where the institution cannot be wound up under normal insolvency proceedings without destabilising the financial system and the measures are necessary in order to ensure the rapid transfer and continuation of systemically important functions and where there is no reasonable prospect for any alternative private solution, including any increase of capital by the existing shareholders or by any third party sufficient to restore the full viability of the institution. In addition, when applying resolutions tools and exercising resolution powers, the principle of proportionality and the particularities of the legal form of an institution should be taken into account.

    [...]

    (88) In accordance with Article 47 of the Charter, the parties concerned have a right to due process and to an effective remedy against the measures affecting them. Therefore, the decisions taken by the resolution authorities should be subject to a right of appeal.

  • Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021 on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC as regards the use of technologies by providers
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    Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021 on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC as regards the use of technologies by providers

    Article 1

    Subject matter and scope

    1. This Regulation lays down temporary and strictly limited rules derogating from certain obligations laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC, with the sole objective of enabling providers of certain number-independent interpersonal communications services (‘providers’) to use, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, specific technologies for the processing of personal and other data to the extent strictly necessary to detect online child sexual abuse on their services and report it and to remove online child sexual abuse material from their services.

    2. This Regulation does not apply to the scanning of audio communications.

  • Directive (EU) 2022/2381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures
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    Directive (EU) 2022/2381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures

    Article 1

    Purpose

    This Directive aims to achieve a more balanced representation of women and men among the directors of listed companies by establishing effective measures that aim to accelerate progress towards gender balance, while allowing listed companies sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements for that purpose.

  • Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code
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    Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code

    (5) This Directive creates a legal framework to ensure freedom to provide electronic communications networks and services, subject only to the conditions laid down in this Directive and to any restrictions in accordance with Article 52(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular measures regarding public policy, public security and public health, and consistent with Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’).

    (6) This Directive is without prejudice to the possibility for each Member State to take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of its essential security interests, to safeguard public policy and public security, and to permit the investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences, taking into account that any limitation to the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by the Charter, in particular in Articles 7, 8 and 11 thereof, such as limitations regarding the processing of data, are to be provided for by law, respect the essence of those rights and freedoms and be subject to the principle of proportionality, in accordance with Article 52(1) of the Charter.

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  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
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    CS and ET versions now available
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    Anvendelse af Den Europæiske Unions charter om grundlæggende rettigheder i national ret og politikudformning

    Som et meget moderne menneskerettighedskatalog med en masse rettigheder, som
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    19
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    25
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    New language versions - Danish, Lithuanian, Slovenian
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    5
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    Last versions available are EL and NL
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  • Report / Paper / Summary
    14
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    Operationalising the Pact on Migration and Asylum: Experiences from the hotspot approach

    In response to increased arrivals of asylum seekers, in 2015 the European Commission introduced the hotspot approach. Under this approach, the European Commission and EU agencies supported Greece and Italy in identifying, registering and fingerprinting newly arrived people. FRA regularly visited the initial reception facilities hosting them. This report looks back at the lessons learnt from 10 years of FRA visits. It identifies recurring risks to rights and highlights practical measures and promising practices to prevent or address them. These ‘lessons learnt’ can inform the implementation of the 2024 Pact on Migration and Asylum in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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    22
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    12
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    EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights - Questions and answers on legal and operational implications

    As the EU prepares to join the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), this report outlines the main changes that accession would bring, offering an overview of the legal and operational implications. Presented in a Q&A format, it provides answers to 19 key questions for legal professionals and a broader audience. It describes the steps needed to conclude accession, the expected benefits for protecting rights, and some of the challenges that may come up. This legal analysis contributes to the current discussions on EU accession.
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    8
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    8
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