Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 476· GDPR Article 88c

Addition

Tabled by
Virginie Joron (PfE)
Committee and document
IMCO·amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion (IMCO-AM-791061, PE791.061v01-00)·16 July 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 87–88·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 88 c
Targets
Article 88c of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wording it would add

The development and operation of an AI model or system shall be an example of such a legitimate interest, without prejudice to other existing innovative technologies or future technological uses. The assessment shall be technologically neutral and shall depend on the purposes of the processing, including, as regards AI, the purpose stated within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.

GDPR Article 88c with this amendment

Amendment 476 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

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.The development and operation of an AI model or system shall be an example of such a legitimate interest, without prejudice to other existing innovative technologies or future technological uses. The assessment shall be technologically neutral and shall depend on the purposes of the processing, including, as regards AI, the purpose stated within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. 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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Target

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

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 476 (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. 87–88

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 476 (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. 87–88

Short form

IMCO Amendment 476 (IMCO-AM-791061), p. 87

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