Thread by @StevePeers

CJEU, copyright law - big judgment on the legal position of YouTube

https://twitter.com/EUCourtPress/status/1407247243921461248?s=19

CJEU, external relations law

New judgment: Non-EU countries have standing to sue in the EU courts, where they meet the criteria for other natural or legal persons to have standing: curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…
In this case, Venezuela has standing to sue against EU sanctions.

Some points:
- this doesn't mean Venezuela has won its challenge on the merits; this was purely about standing, and the case on the merits remains open
- this isn't limited to foreign policy sanctions, ie UK, US etc could challenge trade measures if they meet standing criteria

Reminder of the standing rules - a non-EU state has standing to sue if an EU measure is a) addressed to them, b) has direct and individual concern for them, or c) is a regulatory act with direct concern and no implementing measures

https://twitter.com/StevePeers/status/1402726215149051906?s=20

Venezuela has standing to challenge sanctions based on c). But usually EU sanctions measures aren't directed against countries, but individuals/companies (who themselves have standing to sue). And it remains to be seen how c) applies to non-EU countries challenging trade measures

Sometimes trade impacts on non-EU countries are created by EU *legislation*, which cannot usually be challenged directly on any of these criteria. An example would be a change to EU audio-visual media law that might make it harder to sell UK productions...

EU legislation can instead be challenged in national courts, which can send questions to the CJEU. But national courts will have their own rules as to whether non-EU countries will have standing to sue in them....

CJEU, data protection law

New judgment: Latvian law providing for 'public shaming' of bad drivers by making their penalty points public is a breach of the GDPR: curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…

CJEU, free movement law I

New judgment: Member States expelling EU citizens on grounds of public policy/public security can base their procedures on the rules on expulsion of non-EU citizens, BUT detention time limit must be shorter: curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…

CJEU, free movement law II

New judgment: CJEU clarifies when an EU citizen can return to a Member State having been expelled for not meeting the economic criteria to reside (due to not having a job etc): curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…

Full texts of today's CJEU judgments 1/2

YouTube: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…

Venezuela standing to challenge sanctions (available in English): curia.europa.eu/juris/document…

Latvian penalty points and GDPR: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…

Full texts of today's CJEU judgments 2/2

Expelling EU citizens on public security grounds and detention: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…

Expelling EU citizens on economic grounds and return to the expelling Member State: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…