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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Article 78 – Right to an effective judicial remedy against the Commission

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Article 78Right to an effective judicial remedy against [F1the [F2Commission]]

1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each natural or legal person shall have the right to an effective judicial remedy against a legally binding decision of [F3the [F4Commission]] concerning them.
2. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each data subject shall have the right to a an effective judicial remedy where [F5the [F4Commission]] does not handle a complaint or does not inform the data subject within three months on the progress or outcome of the complaint lodged pursuant to Article 77.
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Amended text

This Article is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations and footnotes

Textual Amendments

  1. F1 Words in Art. 78 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 57(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  2. F2 Word in Art. 78 heading substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 41(3)(4)(z4)(i); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
  3. F3 Words in Art. 78(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 57(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  4. F4 Word in Art. 78(1)(2) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 41(3)(4)(z4)(ii); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
  5. F5 Words in Art. 78(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 57(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  6. F6 Art. 78(3)(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 57(5) (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Related recitals

Rec. 141Rec. 143

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Text as at 17 September 2026.

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