Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 396· GDPR Article 41a(2)(a)

Alternative

Tabled by
Piotr Müller (ECR)
Committee and document
IMCO·amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion (IMCO-AM-791061, PE791.061v01-00)·16 July 2026
Source
Official text, p. 45·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 41a – paragraph 2
Targets
Article 41a(2)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

(a) assess the state of the art of available techniques, such as privacy enhancing technologies;

Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment

GDPR Article 41a with this amendment

Amendment 396 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

Unchanged: (1)
1.

The Commission may adopt implementing acts to specify means and criteria to determine whether data resulting from pseudonymisation no longer constitutes personal data for certain entities.

2.

For the purpose of paragraph 1 the Commission shall:

Amended
(a)

assess the state of the art of available techniques, such as privacy enhancing technologies;

Amended
Unchanged: (b), (3), (4) and (5)
(b)

develop criteria and or categories for controllers and recipients to assess the risk of re-identification in relation to typical recipients of data.

3.

The implementation of the means and criteria outlined in an implementing act may be used as an element to demonstrate that data cannot lead to reidentification of the data subjects.

4.

The Commission shall closely involve the EDPB in the preparations of the implementing acts. The EPDB shall issue an opinion on the draft implementing acts within a deadline of 8 weeks as of the receipt of the draft from the Commission.

5.

The Implementing Acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 93(3).

Full text on the GDPR Article 41a page

Target

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

No Council text amends Article 41a(2)(a).

Cite this amendment

Amendment 396 (Piotr Müller), European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (IMCO-AM-791061, PE791.061v01-00, 16 July 2026), p. 45

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 396 (Piotr Müller), European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (IMCO-AM-791061, PE791.061v01-00, 16 July 2026), p. 45

Short form

IMCO Amendment 396 (IMCO-AM-791061), p. 45

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