Amendment 246· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
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(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. Further processing should be carried out in accordance with the principles and appropriate safeguards of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89 thereof. To that effect, technical and organisational measures should be put in place to ensure compliance with the principle of data minimisation. Those measures may include pseudonymisation provided that those purposes can be fulfilled in that manner.
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Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26
It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible processing operations. In such cases it should not be necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. Such further processing should be considered compatible, and should be carried out in compliance with the principles and appropriate safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89.
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Amendment 246 (João Oliveira), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 79–250 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-786820, PE786.820v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 166–167
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Amendment 246 (João Oliveira), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 79–250 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-786820, PE786.820v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 166–167
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 246 (CJ72-AM-786820), p. 166