4.5.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 119/103
protection of their personal data and is constituted according to Member State law to lodge a complaint on his
or her behalf with a supervisory authority and to exercise the right to a judicial remedy. The right of represen
tation of data subjects should be without prejudice to Member State procedural law which may require
mandatory representation of data subjects by a lawyer, as defined in Council Directive 77/249/EEC (1), before
national courts.
(88)
Any damage which a person may suffer as a result of processing that infringes the provisions adopted pursuant
to this Directive should be compensated by the controller or any other authority competent under Member State
law. The concept of damage should be broadly interpreted in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice in a
manner which fully reflects the objectives of this Directive. This is without prejudice to any claims for damage
deriving from the violation of other rules in Union or Member State law. When reference is made to processing
that is unlawful or that infringes the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive it also covers processing that
infringes implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Directive. Data subjects should receive full and effective
compensation for the damage that they have suffered.
(89)
Penalties should be imposed on any natural or legal person, whether governed by private or public law, who
infringes this Directive. Member States should ensure that the penalties are effective, proportionate and dissuasive
and should take all measures to implement the penalties.
(90)
In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be
conferred on the Commission with regard to the adequate level of protection afforded by a third country, a
territory or a specified sector within a third country, or an international organisation and the format and
procedures for mutual assistance and the arrangements for the exchange of information by electronic means
between supervisory authorities, and between supervisory authorities and the Board. Those powers should be
exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
(91)
The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts on the adequate level of
protection afforded by a third country, a territory or a specified sector within a third country, or an international
organisation and on the format and procedures for mutual assistance and the arrangements for the exchange of
information by electronic means between supervisory authorities, and between supervisory authorities and the
Board, given that those acts are of a general scope.
(92)
The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to
a third country, a territory or a specified sector within a third country, or an international organisation which no
longer ensure an adequate level of protection, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
(93)
Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons
and in particular their right to the protection of personal data and to ensure the free exchange of personal data
by competent authorities within the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can rather,
by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures,
in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the TEU. In accordance with the
principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in
order to achieve those objectives
(94)
Specific provisions of acts of the Union adopted in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police
cooperation which were adopted prior to the date of the adoption of this Directive, regulating the processing of
personal data between Member States or the access of designated authorities of Member States to information
(1) Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (OJ L 78,
26.3.1977, p. 17).
(2) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general
principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55,
28.2.2011, p. 13).
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