C-259/23 - eucrim

Case C-259/23

Case Information	Subject Matter	Stage of Proceedings
C-259/23 Party Synlabhealth II SA vs. Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority) Type of proceeding Reference for a preliminary ruling Referring court Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão (Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, Portugal)	Joined Cases C‑258/23, C‑259/23 & C‑260/23 Interpretation of Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in relation to the seizure of professional email communications by a national competition authority during investigations into suspected infringements of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. The referring court seeks clarification on whether such seizures: – qualify as protected “correspondence”, – can be carried out under judicial authorization by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and – are compatible with the Charter’s protection of privacy and communication.	Request

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Subject Matter

Stage of Proceedings

C-259/23

Party: Synlabhealth II SA vs. Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority)
Type of proceeding: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court: Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão (Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, Portugal)

Joined Cases C‑258/23, C‑259/23 & C‑260/23

Interpretation of Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in relation to the seizure of professional email communications by a national competition authority during investigations into suspected infringements of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
The referring court seeks clarification on whether such seizures:
– qualify as protected “correspondence”,
– can be carried out under judicial authorization by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and
– are compatible with the Charter’s protection of privacy and communication.

Request