Amendment 293· Data Act Article 32h; Article 32h, heading
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Text of the amendment
As tabled
Wordingagainst the Commission’s
ProhibitionConditions ofapplicable to localisation requirements for non-personal data within the Union
Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment
Data Act Article 32h with this amendment
Amendment 293 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment
Unchanged: (1) and (2)
Data localisation requirements for non-personal data shall be prohibited, unless they are justified on grounds of public security in compliance with the principle of proportionality or laid down on the basis of Union law.
Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission any draft act which introduces a new data localisation requirement or makes changes to an existing data localisation requirement in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Target
Wording of the targeted provisionslaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
Data Act Article 32h
Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
Article 32h Prohibition of localisation requirements for non-personal data within the Union (1) Data localisation requirements for non-personal data shall be prohibited, unless they are justified on grounds of public security in compliance with the principle of proportionality or laid down on the basis of Union law. (2) Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission any draft act which introduces a new data localisation requirement or makes changes to an existing data localisation requirement in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26
Article 32h Prohibition of localisation requirements for non-personal data within the Union (1) Data localisation requirements for non-personal data shall be prohibited, unless they are justified on grounds of public security in compliance with the principle of proportionality or laid down on the basis of Union law. (2) Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission any draft act which introduces a new data localisation requirement or makes changes to an existing data localisation requirement in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council.’
Data Act Article 32h, heading
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26
Prohibition of localisation requirements for non-personal data within the Union
Cite this amendment
Amendment 293 (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. 138
Link, short form and official text
Amendment 293 (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. 138
IMCO Amendment 293 (IMCO-AM-790905), p. 138