France:
CNIL Imposes Penalty To Optical Center; French Highest Administrative Court Reduces Amount
31 May 2019
Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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Life sciences companies doing business in France will be
interested in the recent results of Optical Center's appeal of
a penalty assessed by the Commission nationale de
l'informatique et des libertés, the French data
protection authority, surrounding a data breach. The data breach
allowed access to invoices and purchases containing personal and
sensitive customer data. Optical Center appealed the initial
250,000 euro penalty, and the French Highest administrative Court
(Council of State) lowered the penalty fee to 200,000 euros. The
possibility to file an appeal following a decision by the CNIL may
be considered a strategic option for companies operating in
France.
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