Amendment 789· Data Act Article 32h(1)

The location of non-personal data has become a factor of resilience, strategic autonomy and economic security. Rather than treating data localisation requirements as prohibited in principle, this amendment establishes a modulable framework under which such requirements may be imposed where they are justified on defined grounds — public security, the resilience and continuity of essential services, an overriding legitimate interest, or the protection of national and economic security — or laid down on the basis of Union law. This effect-based approach enables Member States and the Union to address dependency and disruption risks affecting data of strategic importance, while the requirement that any such measure be necessary and proportionate to the objective pursued preserves the coherence of the internal market and the compatibility of the framework with the Union’s international commitments.