The European Data Protection Board issued a binding decision under the EU General Data Protection Regulation's Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism related to a 600,000 euro fine handed down by France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertes. The Article 65 procedure was triggered by concerned supervisory authorities' issues with the proposed sum of the CNIL fine. The violation by French hotel chain Accor stemmed from alleged nonconsensual distribution of marketing messages to customers.
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