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No formal threshold exists. The CJEU has twice rejected a "de minimis" requirement for non-material damage — first in Case C-300/21 (Österreichische Post, 4 May 2023) and again in Case C-655/23 (2025), which held that Article 82(1) precludes national rules that make compensation conditional on the damage reaching a certain degree of seriousness. That said, you must still demonstrate real, causally linked damage; a purely hypothetical or abstract worry is not enough.
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Case details
| Court | EuGH |
|---|---|
| Instance | EuGH |
| Case number | C-300/21 |
| Date | 04.05.2023 |
| Area | Art. 82 Abs. 1 DSGVO |
| Provisions cited | Art. 82 Abs. 1 DSGVO |
See also
Source
EuGH, judgment of 04.05.2023, C-300/21
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