Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Amendment 264· GDPR Article 88c

Deletion

Tabled by
Arash Saeidi (The Left)
Committee and document
JURI·amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion (JURI-AM-790236, PE790.236v01-00)·29 June 2026
Source
Official text, pp. 152–153·printed header: Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 3 – paragraph 15
Targets
Article 88c of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Text of the amendment

As tabled

Wording it would delete

Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the interests of the controller in the context of the development and operation of an AI system as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or an AI model, such processing may be pursued for legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where appropriate, except where other Union or national laws explicitly require consent, and where such interests are overridden by the interests, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

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Target

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

Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837

Article 88c Processing in the context of the development and operation of AI Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the interests of the controller in the context of the development and operation of an AI system as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 or an AI model, such processing may be pursued for legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where appropriate, except where other Union or national laws explicitly require consent, and where such interests are overridden by the interests, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. Any such processing shall be subject to appropriate organisational, technical measures and safeguards for the rights and freedoms of the data subject, such as to ensure respect of data minimisation during the stage of selection of sources and the training and testing of AI an system or AI model, to protect against non-disclosure of residually retained data in the AI system or AI model to ensure enhanced transparency to data subjects and providing data subjects with an unconditional right to object to the processing of their personal data.

The Council text of 3 September 2026 drops the Commission’s wording.

Cite this amendment

Amendment 264 (Arash Saeidi), 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), pp. 152–153

Link, short form and official text
Reference

Amendment 264 (Arash Saeidi), 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), pp. 152–153

Short form

JURI Amendment 264 (JURI-AM-790236), p. 152

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