<P> The Audiencia Nacional joined the actions and stayed the proceedings pending a preliminary ruling from the CJEU on a number of questions regarding the interpretation of the Data Protection Directive . These questions fell into three groups . In essence they concerned: </P> <Ol> <Li> the territorial scope of the Directive </Li> <Li> the legal position of an Internet search engine service provider under the Directive, especially in terms of the Directive's material scope and as to whether the search engine could be regarded as a data controller </Li> <Li> whether the Directive establishes a so - called right to be forgotten </Li> </Ol> <Li> the territorial scope of the Directive </Li> <Li> the legal position of an Internet search engine service provider under the Directive, especially in terms of the Directive's material scope and as to whether the search engine could be regarded as a data controller </Li>

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