03/02/2020 CURIA - Documents Articles 7, 8 and 52(1) of the Charter. In those circumstances, there is no need to examine the validity of Directive 2006/24 in the light of Article 11 of the Charter. Consequently, the answer to the second question, parts (b) to (d), in Case C‑293/12 and the first question in Case C‑594/12 is that Directive 2006/24 is invalid. The first question and the second question, parts (a) and (e), and the third question in Case C‑293/12 and the second question in Case C‑594/12 It follows from what was held in the previous paragraph that there is no need to answer the first question, the second question, parts (a) and (e), and the third question in Case C‑293/12 or the second question in Case C‑594/12. Costs Since these proceedings are, for the parties to the main proceedings, a step in the action pending before the national courts, the decision on costs is a matter for those courts. Costs incurred in submitting observations to the Court, other than the costs of those parties, are not recoverable. On those grounds, the Court (Grand Chamber) hereby rules: Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC is invalid. [Signatures] * Languages of the case: English and German. curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?doclang=EN&text=&pageIndex=0&part=1&mode=DOC&docid=150642&occ=first&dir=&cid=99319 (judgme… 11/11