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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Article 9 – Location data other than traffic data

Only Parliament amendments would change this article. Parliament committees have tabled 2 amendments to this article.

Latest text22 October 2026ST 14756/26

Contains no amendment to this article.

What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 No amendment to this article.
  2. 21 May 2026 Council textST 9547/26 No amendment to this article.ST 9547/26 reproduces only some of the proposal’s changes, so this comparison applies only those it shows or visibly drops. It says nothing about the others.
  3. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 No amendment to this article.
  4. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 No amendment to this article.
  5. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791874 2 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 No amendment to this article.
  7. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 No amendment to this article.
  8. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 No amendment to this article.

Parliament amendments

2 amendments to this article

2 would add wording.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeS&DEPP
+ Addition11

By political group

  • + Addition S&D 1 EPP 1
  1. 1733 Addition Axel Voss +1EPP · ITRE–LIBE “Article 9 is deleted.” numbered 2b

    Effectnew Parliament proposal instruction expressly deletes existing law

    2b.Article 9 is deleted.

    Justification

    The AM removes overlapping ePrivacy rules on security, terminal access, metadata, location data and direct marketing where personal-data processing is already governed by the GDPR. Keeping parallel regimes creates consent fatigue, divergent national transpositions and legal uncertainty, including stricter rules for some anonymous device data than for personal data. Consolidation under the GDPR’s risk-based framework simplifies compliance, strengthens coherent rights exercise, supports innovation and preserves sector-specific rules in dedicated instruments.

    Tabled by
    Axel Voss, Oliver Schenk
    Group
    EPP
    Targets
    ePrivacy Directive Article 9
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new) / Directive 2002/58/EC / Article 9
  2. 1734 Addition Marina Kaljurand +8S&D · ITRE–LIBE “Article 9 is deleted.” numbered 2b

    Effectnew Parliament proposal instruction expressly deletes existing law

    2b.Article 9 is deleted.

    Justification

    This change is proposed due to other amendments tabled moving e-privacy provisions under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

    Tabled by
    Marina Kaljurand, Elena Sancho Murillo, Brando Benifei, Birgit Sippel, Alex Agius Saliba, Francisco Assis, Elisabeth Grossmann, Kristian Vigenin, Matjaž Nemec
    Group
    S&D
    Targets
    ePrivacy Directive Article 9
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new) / Directive 2002/58/EC / Article 9