Amendment 1114· GDPR Article 15(4)
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Text of the amendment
As tabled
Amending instructionagainst the Commission’s
5a. In Article 15, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
Paragraph 4 as it would readagainst the Commission’s
4. The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, including the right to a fair trial, the right to privacy and confidentiality of communications, and the protection of trade secrets. In particular, that right cannot be interpreted as a general right of access to documents containing the data subject’s personal data, but shall relate only to the personal data concerning him or her. The controller may restrict or refuse a request to obtain a copy where it is likely to adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, and where the assessment or implementation of the measures necessary to prevent such an adverse affect would impose a burden that is manifestly disproportionate to the volume, nature or complexity of the documents concerned. The right to obtain a copy shall not apply to requests for information or documents that are unrelated to the purposes of the processing carried out by the controller or that are made exclusively in the context of a dispute, a pre-litigation phase or court proceedings between the controller and the data subject.’
Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment
GDPR Article 15 with this amendment
Amendment 1114 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment
Unchanged: (1), (2) and (3)
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information:
the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing;
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Where personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 relating to the transfer.
The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. Where the data subject makes the request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by the data subject, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic form.
The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, including the right to a fair trial, the right to privacy and confidentiality of communications, and the protection of trade secrets. In particular, that right cannot be interpreted as a general right of access to documents containing the data subject’s personal data, but shall relate only to the personal data concerning him or her. The controller may restrict or refuse a request to obtain a copy where it is likely to adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, and where the assessment or implementation of the measures necessary to prevent such an adverse affect would impose a burden that is manifestly disproportionate to the volume, nature or complexity of the documents concerned. The right to obtain a copy shall not apply to requests for information or documents that are unrelated to the purposes of the processing carried out by the controller or that are made exclusively in the context of a dispute, a pre-litigation phase or court proceedings between the controller and the data subject.’
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Wording of the targeted provisionlaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
Law in forceGDPR, Article 15(4)
The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
No Council text amends Article 15(4).
Cite this amendment
Amendment 1114 (Nadine Morano), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791073, PE791.073v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 51–52
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Amendment 1114 (Nadine Morano), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791073, PE791.073v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 51–52
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 1114 (CJ72-AM-791073), p. 51