PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA REGARDING THE HEALTH OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES. COMMENT ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE CJEU OF DECEMBER 21, 2023 IN CASE C-667/21 ZQ V. MEDIZINISCHER DIENST DER KRANKENVERSICHERUNG NORDRHEIN, KÖRPERSCHAFT DES ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS

<ns3:p>The author presents the position of the CJEU presented in the judgment C-667/21 regarding the legal provisions of the GDPR in matters relating to the organization of the processing of personal data relating to human health. The scope and level of collection and exchange of personal data has increased significantly in the period of rapid progress and globalization. It focuses on the case law of the CJEU, which has decided to ensure a high and consistent level of legal protection for natural persons, and presents some legal obstacles to the flow of this data. It points to the actions taken by the European Union to ensure equivalent, high and consistent levels of development in the EU Member States of the protection of the rights and freedoms of natural persons in connection with the processing of personal data. It draws the attention of readers interested in EU issues to social security and labor rights and the need to ensure continuity of health care. It presents the principles of personal data processing, with emphasis on special categories of persons, emphasizes the role of controllers and data processors, and also discusses legal protection measures. It specifies the issues analyzed by the CJEU regarding protection and conditions for the processing of health data. Its main purpose, presented on the basis of the CJEU judgment in case C-667/21, is a medical service in the field of health care, processing data regarding the health of its own employees.</ns3:p>