Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 312· Data Act Article 32r(4)

Alternative

Tabled by
Sophia Kircher (EPP)
Committee and document
IMCO·amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion (IMCO-AM-790905, PE790.905)·16 July 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 149–150·printed header: Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32r – paragraph 4
Targets
Article 32r(4) of the Data Act

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

(4) Public sector bodies may establish special conditions for the re-use of data and documents by very large enterprises with a designation as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925. Such conditions shall be proportionate and should be based on objective criteria. They shall be established taking into consideration the economic power, or the ability of the entity to acquire data, including in particular a designation as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925.

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Data Act Article 32r with this amendment

Amendment 312 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

Unchanged: (1), (2) and (3)
1.

The re-use of data or documents shall not be subject to conditions, unless such conditions are objective, proportionate, non-discriminatory and justified on grounds of a public interest objective.

2.

When re-use is subject to conditions, those conditions shall not unnecessarily restrict possibilities for re-use and shall not be used to restrict competition.

3.

In Member States where licences are used, public sector bodies shall ensure that the standard licences for the re-use of public sector data or documents, which can be adapted to meet particular licence applications, are available in digital format and able to be processed electronically.

4.

Public sector bodies may establish special conditions for the re-use of data and documents by very large enterprises with a designation as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925. Such conditions shall be proportionate and should be based on objective criteria. They shall be established taking into consideration the economic power, or the ability of the entity to acquire data, including in particular a designation as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925.

Amended

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Target

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

Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26

(4)Public sector bodies and public undertakings may establish special conditions for the re-use of data and documents by very large enterprises. Such conditions shall be proportionate and should be based on objective criteria. They shall be established taking into consideration the economic power, or the ability of the entity to acquire data and documents, including in particular a designation as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925.

Cite this amendment

Amendment 312 (Sophia Kircher), 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), pp. 149–150

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 312 (Sophia Kircher), 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), pp. 149–150

Short form

IMCO Amendment 312 (IMCO-AM-790905), p. 149