Amendment 571· Data Act Article 2(50)
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(50) ‘research data’ means data , other than scientific publications, which are collected or produced in the course of scientific research activities, within the meaning of Article 4, point (38), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and are used as evidence in the research process, or are commonly accepted in the research community as necessary to validate research findings and results; research data does not include data collected or produced in the course of processing whose principal object is to observe, profile or influence the behaviour of natural persons for commercial purposes, in particular for behavioural advertising or the commercial targeting of individuals, even where scientific methods are used;
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Justification
The definition of research data conditions the scope of the safeguards attaching to them. Its clarification ensures that data collected or produced in the course of scientific research are covered irrespective of the sector in which the research is carried out, while excluding processing whose principal object is the observation or influencing of behaviour.
Target
Wording of the targeted provisionlaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
(50) ‘dynamic data’ means data and documents in a digital form, subject to frequent or real-time updates, in particular because of their volatility or rapid obsolescence; data generated by sensors are typically considered to be dynamic data;
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26, Article 2(49)
(49)‘dynamic data’ in the context of Chapter VIIc means data, subject to frequent or real-time updates, in particular because of their volatility or rapid obsolescence; data generated by sensors are typically considered to be dynamic data;
Cite this amendment
Amendment 571 (Julie Rechagneux and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 527–776 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791071, PE791.071v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 27–28
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Amendment 571 (Julie Rechagneux and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 527–776 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791071, PE791.071v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 27–28
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 571 (CJ72-AM-791071), p. 27