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Portuguese dispute over e-mails seizure raises questions over EU approach

By Jean Comte ( June 4, 2025, 13:44 GMT | Insight) -- A case being heard by the EU’s highest court relating to three Portuguese companies probed by national antitrust regulators could have far-reaching implications on the interaction of competition law and personal data in Europe. The companies, Imagens Medicas, SIBS and Synlabhealth, argued yesterday that Portugal’s competition authority should not have been allowed to seize their work e-mails as part of its probes without first getting authorization from a judge.A case heard by the EU’s highest court yesterday relating to an antitrust investigation into three Portuguese companies could have far-reaching implications on the interaction of competition law and personal data in Europe....

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