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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 7 - Respect for private and family life

Article 7 - Respect for private and family life

Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications.

  • Text:

    The rights guaranteed in Article 7 correspond to those guaranteed by Article 8 of the ECHR. To take account of developments in technology the word "correspondence" has been replaced by "communications".
    In accordance with Article 52(3), the meaning and scope of this right are the same as those of the corresponding article of the ECHR. Consequently, the limitations which may legitimately be imposed on this right are the same as those allowed by Article 8 of the ECHR:

    "1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
    2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others."

    Source:
    Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
    Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
    These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.
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    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Higher Administrative Court of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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    Decision
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  • Mr T/France
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    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Court of Cassation
    Type:
    Decision
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:FR:CCASS:2020:CR00434
  • Nexans France and Nexans v European Commission
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    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Opinion
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2020:207
  • Dwyer vs. The Commissioner of An Garda Siochana, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Ireland and Attorney General
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    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Supreme Court
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    Decision
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  • Appeal for unconstitutionality filed by more than fifty members of the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea in the Congress of Deputies (the Spanish National Parliament), against Law 5/2018, of 11 June, amending Law 1/2000, of 7 January, on civil proceedings, in relation to the illegal occupation of housing
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    The Constitutional Court
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:ES:TC:2019:32
  • European Commission v Hungary
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    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Opinion
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2020:1
  • Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems
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    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Opinion
    Policy area:
    Information society
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2019:1145
  • Zubair Haqbin v Federaal agentschap voor de opvang van asielzoekers
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    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Court, Grand Chamber
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Justice, freedom and security, Borders and Visa
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2019:956
  • Anonymous plaintiff v. Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)
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    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Federal Constitutional Court
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2019:rs20191106.1bvr001613
  • Anonymous plaintiff v. Higher Regional Court Celle (Oberlandesgericht Celle)
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    National Court/Tribunal
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    Federal Constitutional Court
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    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2019:rs20191106.1bvr027617

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