Bavarian Lager: Open government and EU data protection law

Beer Bottle Label From The Sick Brewery — Galt Museum & Archives on The Commons

C-28/08, COMMISSION V. BAVARIAN LAGER CO., 29.Jun.2010 (“BAVARIAN LAGER”)

Key points:

Processing: Communication of personal data in response to a request for access to documents constitutes processing. (¶69)

Personal data: Surnames and forenames may be regarded as personal data. Thus the list of names of…