Yester­day (Octo­ber 26, 2016) repor­ted Reu­tersthat Digiti­al Rights Ire­land Ltd had filed an action for annul­ment with the Euro­pean Court of Justi­ce against the Euro­pean Commission’s ade­qua­cy decis­i­on on the EU‑U.S. Pri­va­cy Shield of July 12, 2016 (Case T‑670/16).

Digiti­al Rights Ire­land Ltd will now be brought befo­re the Euro­pean Court of Justi­ce (juris­dic­tion pur­su­ant to Art. 256 para. 1 TFEU) must present,

  • that the ade­qua­cy decis­i­on is unlawful – e.g. due to vio­la­ti­on of the Euro­pean Trea­ties or due to misu­se of powers (Art. 263 para. 2 TFEU); and
  • that the ade­qua­cy decis­i­on – which is addres­sed to the Mem­ber Sta­tes – con­sti­tu­tes an act of the Com­mis­si­on which Digiti­al Rights Ire­land Ltd. Direct­ly and indi­vi­du­al con­cerns (Art. 263 (4) TFEU)