Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 69· EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)

Alternative

Rapporteurs
Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand
Committee and document
ITRE–LIBE·draft report (CJ72-PR-786818, PE786.818v01-00)·22 June 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 46–47·printed header: Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Targets
Article 4(1)(b) of the EU institutions’ data protection regulation (EUDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

(b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment

EUDPR Article 4 with this amendment

Amendment 69 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

1.

Personal data shall be:

Amended
Unchanged: (a)
(a)

processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and transparency’);

(b)

collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

Amended
Unchanged: (c), (d), (e), (f) and (2)
(c)

adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed (‘data minimisation’);

(d)

accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay (‘accuracy’);

(e)

kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 13 subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by this Regulation in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject (‘storage limitation’);

(f)

processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures (‘integrity and confidentiality’).

2.

The controller shall be responsible for, and be able to demonstrate compliance with, paragraph 1 (‘accountability’).

Full text on the EUDPR Article 4 page

Target

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

Law in forceEUDPR, Article 4(1)(b)

collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 13, not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’);

Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837

(b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26

(b)collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

Cite this amendment

Amendment 69 (draft report by Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-PR-786818, PE786.818v01-00, 22 June 2026), pp. 46–47

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Reference

Amendment 69 (draft report by Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-PR-786818, PE786.818v01-00, 22 June 2026), pp. 46–47

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 69 (CJ72-PR-786818), p. 46

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