Amendment 472· GDPR Article 88c
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Where theThe processing of personal data is necessary for the interests oflegitimately pursued by the controller in the context of the development and operation of an AI system as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or an AI model, such processing may be pursuedcarried for legitimate interestsout within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where appropriate, except where other Union or national laws explicitly require consent, and where such interests are overridden by the interests, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
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GDPR Article 88c with this amendment
Amendment 472 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment
Where theThe processing of personal data is necessary for the interests oflegitimately pursued by the controller in the context of the development and operation of an AI system as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or an AI model, such processing may be pursuedcarried for legitimate interestsout within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where appropriate, except where other Union or national laws explicitly require consent, and where such interests are overridden by the interests, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. Any such processing shall be subject to appropriate organisational, technical measures and safeguards for the rights and freedoms of the data subject, such as to ensure respect of data minimisation during the stage of selection of sources and the training and testing of AI an system or AI model, to protect against non-disclosure of residually retained data in the AI system or AI model to ensure enhanced transparency to data subjects and providing data subjects with an unconditional right to object to the processing of their personal data.
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Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
Article 88c Processing in the context of the development and operation of AI Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the interests of the controller in the context of the development and operation of an AI system as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or an AI model, such processing may be pursued for legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where appropriate, except where other Union or national laws explicitly require consent, and where such interests are overridden by the interests, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. Any such processing shall be subject to appropriate organisational, technical measures and safeguards for the rights and freedoms of the data subject, such as to ensure respect of data minimisation during the stage of selection of sources and the training and testing of AI an system or AI model, to protect against non-disclosure of residually retained data in the AI system or AI model to ensure enhanced transparency to data subjects and providing data subjects with an unconditional right to object to the processing of their personal data.
The Council text of 3 September 2026 drops the Commission’s wording.
Cite this amendment
Amendment 472 (Virginie Joron), 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), pp. 84–85
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Amendment 472 (Virginie Joron), 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), pp. 84–85
IMCO Amendment 472 (IMCO-AM-791061), p. 84