1.   Where a competent court of a Member State has information on proceedings, concerning the same subject matter as regards processing by the same controller or processor, that are pending in a court in another Member State, it shall contact that court in the other Member State to confirm the existence of such proceedings.

2.   Where proceedings concerning the same subject matter as regards processing of the same controller or processor are pending in a court in another Member State, any competent court other than the court first seized may suspend its proceedings.

3.   Where those proceedings are pending at first instance, any court other than the court first seized may also, on the application of one of the parties, decline jurisdiction if the court first seized has jurisdiction over the actions in question and its law permits the consolidation thereof.

1.   Fejn qorti kompetenti ta' Stat Membru jkollha informazzjoni dwar proċedimenti, li jikkonċernaw l-istess suġġett fir-rigward tal-ipproċessar mill-istess kontrollur jew proċessur, li huma pendenti f'qorti fi Stat Membru ieħor, din għandha tikkuntattja lill-qorti fl-Istat Membru l-ieħor biex tikkonferma l-eżistenza ta' tali proċedimenti.

2.   Fejn proċedimenti li jikkonċernaw l-istess suġġett fir-rigward tal-ipproċessar tal-istess kontrollur jew proċessur ikunu pendenti f'qorti fi Stat Membru ieħor, kwalunkwe qorti kompetenti, ħlief il-qorti invokata l-ewwel, tista' tissospendi l-proċedimenti tagħha.

3.   Fejn dawk il-proċedimenti jkunu pendenti quddiem qrati tal-prim'istanza, kwalunkwe qorti, ħlief il-qorti invokata l-ewwel tista' wkoll, mal-applikazzjoni ta' wieħed mill-partijiet, iċċedi l-ġurisdizzjoni jekk il-qorti invokata l-ewwel ikollha ġurisdizzjoni fuq l-azzjonijiet inkwistjoni u l-liġi tagħha tippermetti l-konsolidazzjoni tagħhom.