Amendment 266· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 30a (new)

(30a)When applying Union rules on artificial intelligence to competent authorities for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, unnecessary duplication of legal and administrative obligations should be avoided. Such authorities already operate within the comprehensive safeguards established by Directive (EU) 2016/680 and national constitutional oversight mechanisms. Regulatory requirements should therefore remain proportionate and should not create overlapping compliance structures which reduce operational capacities without providing an equivalent increase in the protection of fundamental rights.