Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 1434· GDPR Article 88a(4) and 1 more

Alternative

Tabled by
Alex Agius Saliba (S&D)
Committee and document
ITRE–LIBE·amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report (CJ72-AM-791873, PE791.873v01-00)·27 July 2026
Source
Official text, p. 109·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 88a – paragraph 4 – point c
Targets
Article 88a, Article 88a(4) and Article 88a(4)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

(c) if the data subject declines a request for consent, the controller shall not make a new request for consent for the same purpose for a period of at least six months. Information about declined requests may be stored and accessed lawfully in the terminal equipment provided that such information does not contain personal data nor unique identifiers and is used only for determining when consent was refused.

Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment

GDPR Article 88a with this amendment

Amendment 1434 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

Unchanged: (1), (2) and (3)
1.

Storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person is only allowed when that person has given his or her consent, in accordance with this Regulation.

2.

Paragraph 1 does not preclude storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person, based on Union or Member State law within the meaning of, and subject to the conditions of Article 6, to safeguard the objectives referred to in Article 23(1).

3.

Storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person without consent, and subsequent processing, shall be lawful to the extent it is necessary for any of the following:

(a)

carrying out the transmission of an electronic communication over an electronic communications network;

(b)

providing a service explicitly requested by the data subject;

(c)

creating aggregated information about the usage of an online service to measure the audience of such a service, where it is carried out by the controller of that online service solely for its own use;

(d)

maintaining or restoring the security of a service provided by the controller and requested by the data subject or the terminal equipment used for the provision of such service.

4.

Where storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person is based on consent, the following shall apply:

Amended
Unchanged: (a) and (b)
(a)

the data subject shall be able to refuse requests for consent in an easy and intelligible manner with a single-click button or equivalent means;

(b)

if the data subject gives consent, the controller shall not make a new request for consent for the same purpose for the period during which the controller can lawfully rely on the consent of the data subject;

(c)

if the data subject declines a request for consent, the controller shall not make a new request for consent for the same purpose for a period of at least six months. Information about declined requests may be stored and accessed lawfully in the terminal equipment provided that such information does not contain personal data nor unique identifiers and is used only for determining when consent was refused. This paragraph also applies to the subsequent processing of personal data based on consent.

Amended
Unchanged: (5)
5.

This Article shall apply from [OP: please insert the date = 6 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation]

Full text on the GDPR Article 88a page

Target

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

GDPR Article 88a

Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837

Article 88a Processing of personal data in the terminal equipment of natural persons (1) Storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person is only allowed when that person has given his or her consent, in accordance with this Regulation. (2) Paragraph 1 does not preclude storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person, based on Union or Member State law within the meaning of, and subject to the conditions of Article 6, to safeguard the objectives referred to in Article 23(1). (3) Storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person without consent, and subsequent processing, shall be lawful to the extent it is necessary for any of the following: (a) carrying out the transmission of an electronic communication over an electronic communications network; (b) providing a service explicitly requested by the data subject; (c) creating aggregated information about the usage of an online service to measure the audience of such a service, where it is carried out by the controller of that online service solely for its own use; (d) maintaining or restoring the security of a service provided by the controller and requested by the data subject or the terminal equipment used for the provision of such service. (4) Where storing of personal data, or gaining of access to personal data already stored, in the terminal equipment of a natural person is based on consent, the following shall apply: (a) the data subject shall be able to refuse requests for consent in an easy and intelligible manner with a single-click button or equivalent means; (b) if the data subject gives consent, the controller shall not make a new request for consent for the same purpose for the period during which the controller can lawfully rely on the consent of the data subject; (c) if the data subject declines a request for consent, the controller shall not make a new request for consent for the same purpose for a period of at least six months. This paragraph also applies to the subsequent processing of personal data based on consent. (5) This Article shall apply from [OP: please insert the date = 6 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation]

The Council text of 22 October 2026 drops the Commission’s wording.

GDPR Article 88a(4)

No Council text amends Article 88a(4).

GDPR Article 88a(4)(c)

No Council text amends Article 88a(4)(c).

Cite this amendment

Amendment 1434 (Alex Agius Saliba), 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), p. 109

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 1434 (Alex Agius Saliba), 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), p. 109

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 1434 (CJ72-AM-791873), p. 109

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