Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 709· Data Act Article 32(5)

Alternative

Tabled by
Michael McNamara and 4 others (Renew)Michael McNamara, Irena Joveva, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Christophe Grudler
Committee and document
ITRE–LIBE·amendments 527–776 to the draft report (CJ72-AM-791071, PE791.071v01-00)·27 July 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 138–139·printed header: Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32 – paragraph 5
Targets
Article 32(5) of the Data Act

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wordingagainst the Commission’s

5. The provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, the data intermediation services provider or the recognised data altruism organisation shall inform the natural or legal person whose rights and interests might be affected about the existence of a request of a third-country authority to access its data before complying with that request, except where the request servesis lawmade enforcementby purposesa competent authority for the purpose of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or for the execution of criminal penalties and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity. Where informing the natural or legal person before compliance would seriously and demonstrably undermine a lawful investigation or enforcement activity, notification may be delayed only for as long as strictly necessary and proportionate. The reasons for delayed notification shall be documented and made available to the competent authority upon request. The affected person shall be informed as soon as the reason for delay no longer applies. Providers and other addressees shall publish annual transparency reports containing aggregate information on third-country access requests, including third-countries making the requests, legal bases invoked, categories of data concerned, and the number of requests complied with, refused, or challenged.;

Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment

Data Act Article 32 with this amendment

Amendment 709 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment

Unchanged: (1), (2), (3) and (4)
1.

Providers of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, a data intermediation services provider or a recognised data altruism organisation shall take all adequate technical, organisational and legal measures, including contracts, in order to prevent international and third-country governmental access and transfer of non-personal data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or with the national law of the relevant Member State, without prejudice to paragraph 2 or 3.

2.

Any decision or judgment of a third-country court or tribunal and any decision of a third-country administrative authority requiring a provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, a data intermediation services provider or a recognised data altruism organisation to transfer or give access to non-personal data falling within the scope of this Regulation held in the Union shall be recognised or enforceable in any manner only if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union, or any such agreement between the requesting third country and a Member State.

3.

In the absence of an international agreement as referred to in paragraph 2, where a provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, a data intermediation services provider or a recognised data altruism organisation is the addressee of a decision or judgment of a third-country court or tribunal or a decision of a third-country administrative authority to transfer or give access to non-personal data falling within the scope of this Regulation held in the Union and compliance with such a decision or judgement would risk putting the addressee in conflict with Union law or with the national law of the relevant Member State, transfer to or access to such data by that third-country authority shall take place only where:

The addressee of the decision or judgment may ask the opinion of the relevant national body or authority competent for international cooperation in legal matters, in order to determine whether the conditions laid down in the first subparagraph are met, in particular when it considers that the decision may relate to trade secrets and other commercially sensitive data as well as to content protected by intellectual property rights or the transfer may lead to re-identification. The relevant national body or authority may consult the Commission. If the addressee considers that the decision or judgment may impinge on the national security or defence interests of the Union or its Member States, it shall ask the opinion of the relevant national body or authority in order to determine whether the data requested concerns national security or defence interests of the Union or its Member States. If the addressee has not received a reply within one month, or if the opinion of such body or authority concludes that the conditions laid down in the first subparagraph are not met, the addressee may reject the request for transfer or access, to non-personal data, on those grounds.

The EDIB referred to in Article 42 shall advise and assist the Commission in developing guidelines on the assessment of whether the conditions laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph are met.

(a)

the third-country system requires the reasons and proportionality of such a decision or judgment to be set out and requires such a decision or judgment to be specific in character, for instance by establishing a sufficient link to certain suspected persons or infringements;

(b)

the reasoned objection of the addressee is subject to a review by a competent third-country court or tribunal; and

(c)

the competent third-country court or tribunal issuing the decision or judgment or reviewing the decision of an administrative authority is empowered under the law of that third country to take duly into account the relevant legal interests of the provider of the data protected by Union law or by the national law of the relevant Member State.

4.

If the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 or 3 are met, the provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, the data intermediation services provider or the recognised data altruism organisation shall provide the minimum amount of data permissible in response to a request, on the basis of the reasonable interpretation of that request by the provider or relevant national body or authority referred to in paragraph 3, second subparagraph.

5.

The provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, the data intermediation services provider or the recognised data altruism organisation shall inform the natural or legal person whose rights and interests might be affected about the existence of a request of a third-country authority to access its data before complying with that request, except where the request servesis lawmade enforcementby purposesa competent authority for the purpose of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or for the execution of criminal penalties and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity. Where informing the natural or legal person before compliance would seriously and demonstrably undermine a lawful investigation or enforcement activity, notification may be delayed only for as long as strictly necessary and proportionate. The reasons for delayed notification shall be documented and made available to the competent authority upon request. The affected person shall be informed as soon as the reason for delay no longer applies. Providers and other addressees shall publish annual transparency reports containing aggregate information on third-country access requests, including third-countries making the requests, legal bases invoked, categories of data concerned, and the number of requests complied with, refused, or challenged.;

Amended

Struck removed Highlighted added Full text on the Data Act Article 32 page

Target

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

Law in forceData Act, Article 32(5)

The provider of data processing services shall inform the customer about the existence of a request of a third-country authority to access its data before complying with that request, except where the request serves law enforcement purposes and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity.

Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837

5. The provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data or documents in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, the data intermediation services provider or the recognised data altruism organisation shall inform the natural or legal person whose rights and interests might be affected about the existence of a request of a third-country authority to access its data before complying with that request, except where the request serves law enforcement purposes and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity.

Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26

5.The provider of data processing services, the public sector body making available data in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data in accordance with Chapter VIIc Section 3 was granted, the data intermediation services provider or the recognised data altruism organisation shall inform the natural or legal person whose rights and interests might be affected about the existence of a request of a third-country authority to access its data before complying with that request, except where the request serves law enforcement purposes and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity.

Cite this amendment

Amendment 709 (Michael McNamara 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. 138–139

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Reference

Amendment 709 (Michael McNamara 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. 138–139

Short form

ITRE–LIBE Amendment 709 (CJ72-AM-791071), p. 138

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