Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 213· Data Act Article 2(50)

Alternative

Tabled by
Virginie Joron (PfE)
Committee and document
IMCO·amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion (IMCO-AM-790905, PE790.905)·16 July 2026
Source
Official text, p. 78·printed header: Article 1– paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 2 – paragraph 1– point 50
Targets
Article 2(50) of the Data Act

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

(50) ‘research data’ means data , other than scientific publications, which are collected or produced in the course of scientific research activities, in accordance with Article 4(38) of Regulation (EU) 2026/679, and are used as evidence in the research process, or are commonly accepted in the research community as necessary to validate research findings and results. Research data do not include data collected or produced in the context of processing with the principal aim of observing, establishing the profile or influencing the behaviour of natural persons for commercial purposes, in particular for behavioural advertising or the commercial targeting of individuals even where scientific methods are used;

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Target

Wording of the targeted provisionlaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text

No Council text amends Article 2(50).

Cite this amendment

Amendment 213 (Virginie Joron), European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (IMCO-AM-790905, PE790.905, 16 July 2026), p. 78

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 213 (Virginie Joron), European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (IMCO-AM-790905, PE790.905, 16 July 2026), p. 78

Short form

IMCO Amendment 213 (IMCO-AM-790905), p. 78