
(AGENPARL) – Thu 23 October 2025 Dear all,
Please find attached press release 135/25 in respect of Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-258/23 | Imagens Médicas Integradas, C-259/23 | Synlabhealth II and C-260/23 | SIBS – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais and Others
According to Advocate General Medina, compliance with the right to the protection of personal data does not require prior authorisation by a judicial authority in competition investigations
However, the seizure of business emails must be subject to adequate and effective procedural safeguards and to a subsequent judicial review
Kind regards
Monica
Monica Pizzo
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