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Base maximum GDPR fine for subsidiary on parent company's revenue, EU legal opinion says

( September 12, 2024, 10:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The maximum fine for a subsidiary for breaking the EU data protection rules should be based on the revenue of the subsidiary's parent company, as understood under the concept of an "undertaking" in EU competition law, according to an opinion for the EU's top court today. But consideration must be given to the “specific circumstances” of the parent company’s decision-making power, the scope of data processing that infringes EU privacy rules and the number of entities of the undertaking involved in the infringement, according to the opinion by Laila Medina, advocate general at EU Court of Justice, in a case referred from a Danish court involving furniture chain ILVA.The opinion is attached....

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