Recital 145

Plaintiff's Choice of Forum for Claims Against Controllers Unofficial title

For proceedings against a controller or processor, the plaintiff should have the choice to bring the action before the courts of the Member States where the controller or processor has an establishment or where the data subject resides, unless the controller is a public authority of a Member State acting in the exercise of its public powers.

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Text as at 17 September 2026.

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