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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Third Chamber)

24 November 2011 (*)

(Processing of personal data – Directive 95/46/EC – Article 7(f) – Direct effect)

In Joined Cases C‑468/10 and C‑469/10,

REFERENCES for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain), made by decisions of 15 July 2010, received at the Court on 28 September 2010, in the proceedings

Asociación Nacional de Establecimientos Financieros de Crédito (ASNEF) (C‑468/10),

Federación de Comercio Electrónico y Marketing Directo (FECEMD) (C‑469/10)

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Administración del Estado,

intervening parties:

Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) (C‑468/10 and C‑469/10),

Telefónica de España SAU (C‑468/10),

France Telecom España SA (C‑468/10 and C‑469/10),

Telefónica Móviles de España SAU (C‑469/10),

Vodafone España SA (C‑469/10),

Asociación de Usuarios de la Comunicación (C‑469/10),

THE COURT (Third Chamber),

composed of K. Lenaerts (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, E. Juhász, T. von Danwitz and D. Šváby, Judges,

Advocate General: P. Mengozzi,