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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Grand Chamber)

16 December 2008 (*)

(Protection of personal data – European citizenship – Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality – Directive 95/46/EC – Concept of necessity – General processing of personal data relating to citizens of the Union who are nationals of another Member State – Central register of foreign nationals)

In Case C‑524/06,

REFERENCE for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany), made by decision of 15 December 2006, received at the Court on 28 December 2006, in the proceedings

Heinz Huber

v

Bundesrepublik Deutschland,

THE COURT (Grand Chamber),

composed of V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans and K. Lenaerts, Presidents of Chambers, P. Kūris, G. Arestis, U. Lõhmus, E. Levits (Rapporteur) and L. Bay Larsen, Judges,

Advocate General: M. Poiares Maduro,

Registrar: B. Fülöp, Administrator,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 8 January 2008,

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of:

–        Mr Huber, by A. Widmann, Rechtsanwalt,

–        the German Government, by M. Lumma and C. Schulze-Bahr, acting as Agents, and by Professor K. Hailbronner,

–        the Belgian Government, by L. Van den Broeck, acting as Agent,

–        the Danish Government, by B. Weis Fogh, acting as Agent,

–        the Greek Government, by E.-M. Mamouna and K. Boskovits, acting as Agents,