Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 1306· GDPR Article 43a

Alternative

Tabled by
Axel Voss (EPP)
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. 30–32·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 43a
Targets
Article 43a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Amending instructionagainst the Commission’s

No equivalent10c. The following article is inserted:

Article it would addagainst the Commission’s

"Article 43a Common templates and common methodologies 1. The Board may prepare and transmit to the Commission a proposal for a list of situations which clearly are or are not subject to the requirement described in Articles 27(2), 33(1), 34(1) and (3), 35(1) and (3), and 37(1)(b) and (c). 2. The Board may prepare and transmit to the Commission a proposal for a common template and a common methodology for providing information or conducting assessments under Articles 13, 14, 24, 25, 30 and 32 to 36. 3. The proposals for the lists referred to in paragraphs 41 and for the templates and methodologies referred to in paragraph 62 shall be submitted to the Commission within [OP date = 9 months of the entry into application of this Regulation]. The Commission after due consideration reviews them, as necessary, and is empowered to adopt them by way of an implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 93(2). 4. The lists and the templates and methodolog referred to in paragraph 3 shall be reviewed at least every three years and updated where necessary. The Board shall submit its assessment and possible proposals for updates to the Commission in due time. The Commission after due consideration of the proposals reviews them and is empowered to adopt any updates following the procedure in paragraph 3. 5. Lists of the kind of processing operations which are subject to the requirement for a data protection impact assessment and of the kind of processing operations for which no data protection impact assessment is required established and made public by supervisory authorities remain valid until the Commission adopts the implementing act referred to in paragraph 3."

Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment

GDPR Article 43a with this amendment

Amendment 1306 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

1.

The Board may prepare and transmit to the Commission a proposal for a list of situations which clearly are or are not subject to the requirement described in Articles 27(2), 33(1), 34(1) and (3), 35(1) and (3), and 37(1)(b) and (c).

New
2.

The Board may prepare and transmit to the Commission a proposal for a common template and a common methodology for providing information or conducting assessments under Articles 13, 14, 24, 25, 30 and 32 to 36.

New
3.

The proposals for the lists referred to in paragraphs 41 and for the templates and methodologies referred to in paragraph 62 shall be submitted to the Commission within [OP date = 9 months of the entry into application of this Regulation]. The Commission after due consideration reviews them, as necessary, and is empowered to adopt them by way of an implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 93(2).

New
4.

The lists and the templates and methodolog referred to in paragraph 3 shall be reviewed at least every three years and updated where necessary. The Board shall submit its assessment and possible proposals for updates to the Commission in due time. The Commission after due consideration of the proposals reviews them and is empowered to adopt any updates following the procedure in paragraph 3.

New
5.

Lists of the kind of processing operations which are subject to the requirement for a data protection impact assessment and of the kind of processing operations for which no data protection impact assessment is required established and made public by supervisory authorities remain valid until the Commission adopts the implementing act referred to in paragraph 3.

New

Full text on the GDPR Article 43a page

Justification

The amendment turns GDPR harmonisation into practical compliance relief by enabling EU-level black and white lists, templates and methodologies for recurring duties such as DPIAs, breach notifications, transparency information, records and accountability measures. This reduces divergent national expectations, duplicated assessments and over-compliance for cross-border controllers. EDPB preparation preserves expertise, Commission implementing acts provide legal certainty, and regular reviews keep the tools adaptable.

Target

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

No Council text amends Article 43a.

Cite this amendment

Amendment 1306 (Axel Voss), 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. 30–32

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 1306 (Axel Voss), 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. 30–32

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 1306 (CJ72-AM-791873), p. 30

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