Court of Justice of the EU Clarifies Rules on Data Protection Officers’ Dismissal and Conflicts of Interest

Covington & Burling – On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) released two separate rulings on the dismissal of data protection officers (“DPOs”) under the German Federal Data Protection Law (“German DPL”) (C-453/21 and C-560/21).