Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 1286· GDPR Article 41a(3)

Deletion

Tabled by
Michael McNamara and 4 others (Renew)Michael McNamara, Irena Joveva, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Christophe Grudler
Committee and document
ITRE–LIBE·amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report (CJ72-AM-791873, PE791.873v01-00)·27 July 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 15–16·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 41a – paragraph 3
Targets
Article 41a(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wording it would delete

(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.

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GDPR Article 41a with this amendment

Amendment 1286 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

Unchanged: (1) and (2)
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:

(a)

assess the state of the art of available techniques;

(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.

Deleted
Unchanged: (4) and (5)
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).

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Target

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

No Council text amends Article 41a(3).

Cite this amendment

Amendment 1286 (Michael McNamara and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791873, PE791.873v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 15–16

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Reference

Amendment 1286 (Michael McNamara and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791873, PE791.873v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 15–16

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 1286 (CJ72-AM-791873), p. 15

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