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BELGIUM: The Constitutional Court repeals the transposition of the data retention directive

12 June 2015

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"two actions for annulment brought independently, the Constitutional Court today ruled against the widespread retention of communication metadata. This decision is in line with a recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidating the directive behind Belgian law"

See: The Constitutional Court repeals the transposition of the data retention directive (nurpa, link) [The Constitutional Court annulled the law on the retention of communication data]

And see: Judgment (French, link)

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