Amendment 193· Data Act Article 21, heading; Article 21(1), heading
−Deletion
Text of the amendment
As tabled
Wording it would delete
(a) the heading is replaced by the following:
‘Sharing of data obtained in the context of a public emergency with research organisations or statistical bodies;’
Struck CommissionHighlighted amendment
Data Act Article 21 with this amendment
Amendment 193 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment
Unchanged: (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)
A public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or a Union body shall be entitled to share data received under this Chapter:
with individuals or organisations in view of carrying out scientific research or analytics compatible with the purpose for which the data was requested; or
with national statistical institutes and Eurostat for the production of official statistics.
Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 shall act on a not-for-profit basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised in Union or national law. They shall not include organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a significant influence which is likely to result in preferential access to the results of the research.
Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall comply with the same obligations that are applicable to the public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank or Union bodies pursuant to Article 17(3) and Article 19.
Notwithstanding Article 19(1), point (c), individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article may keep the data received for the purpose for which the data was requested for up to six months following erasure of the data by the public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies.
Where a public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or a Union body intends to transmit or make data available under paragraph 1, it shall without undue delay notify the data holder from whom the data was received, stating the following:
the identity and contact details of the organisation or the individual receiving the data;
the purpose of the transmission or making available of the data;
the period for which the data is to be used and the technical protection;
the organisational measures taken, including where personal data or trade secrets are involved.
Target
Wording of the targeted provisionslaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
Data Act Article 21, heading
Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
Sharing of data obtained in the context of a public emergency with research organisations or statistical bodies
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26
Sharing of data obtained in the context of a public emergency with research organisations or statistical bodies
Data Act Article 21(1), heading
Law in forceData Act, Article 21(1)
A public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or a Union body shall be entitled to share data received under this Chapter:
(a)with individuals or organisations in view of carrying out scientific research or analytics compatible with the purpose for which the data was requested; or
(b)with national statistical institutes and Eurostat for the production of official statistics.
No Council text amends Article 21(1), heading.
Cite this amendment
Amendment 193 (Laurence Farreng), European Parliament, Committee on Legal Affairs, amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (JURI-AM-790236, PE790.236v01-00, 29 June 2026), p. 109
Link, short form and official text
Amendment 193 (Laurence Farreng), European Parliament, Committee on Legal Affairs, amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion on COM(2025) 837 (JURI-AM-790236, PE790.236v01-00, 29 June 2026), p. 109
JURI Amendment 193 (JURI-AM-790236), p. 109