Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 463· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 46

Deletion

Tabled by
João Oliveira (The Left)
Committee and document
ITRE–LIBE·amendments 401–526 to the draft report (CJ72-AM-790968, PE790.968v01-00)·27 July 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 53–54·printed header: Recital 46
Targets
Recital 46 of the Digital Omnibus proposal

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wording it would delete

(46) Data subjects should have the possibility to rely on automated and machine-readable indications of their choice to consent or refuse a consent request or object to the processing of data. Such means should follow the state of the art. They can be implemented in the settings of a web browser or in the EU Digital Identity Wallet as set out by Regulation (EU) 914/2014, or any other adequate means. Rules set out in this Regulation should support the emergence of market-driven solutions with appropriate interfaces. The controller should be obliged to respect automated and machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices once there are available standards. In light of the importance of independent journalism in a democratic society and in order not to undermine the economic basis for that, media service providers should not be obliged to respect the machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices. The obligation for providers of web browsers to provide the technical means for data subjects to make choices with respect to the processing should not undermine the possibility for media service providers to request consent by data subjects.

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Target

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

Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837

Data subjects should have the possibility to rely on automated and machine-readable indications of their choice to consent or refuse a consent request or object to the processing of data. Such means should follow the state of the art. They can be implemented in the settings of a web browser or in the EU Digital Identity Wallet as set out by Regulation (EU) 914/2014, or any other adequate means. Rules set out in this Regulation should support the emergence of market-driven solutions with appropriate interfaces. The controller should be obliged to respect automated and machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices once there are available standards. In light of the importance of independent journalism in a democratic society and in order not to undermine the economic basis for that, media service providers should not be obliged to respect the machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices. The obligation for providers of web browsers to provide the technical means for data subjects to make choices with respect to the processing should not undermine the possibility for media service providers to request consent by data subjects.

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

Cite this amendment

Amendment 463 (João Oliveira), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 401–526 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-790968, PE790.968v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 53–54

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Reference

Amendment 463 (João Oliveira), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 401–526 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-790968, PE790.968v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 53–54

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 463 (CJ72-AM-790968), p. 53

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