Digital Omnibus proposal· Article 1
Text
Article 1 Digital Omnibus proposal as printed in the Commission proposal
Source Commission, 19 November 2025. Article 1: COM(2025) 837, page 48 · Article 1, points 3, 4 and 15 · pp. 48–53 · exact text page
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
3. in Article 4, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. in Article 5, paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part
15. in Article 31, the following paragraphs 1a and 1b are inserted:
How each point has changed
| What each text would do to the law in force | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point | Commission19 Nov 2025 | Council21 May 2026 | Council10 Jun 2026 | Council18 Jun 2026 | Council3 Sep 2026 | Council2 Oct 2026 | Council22 Oct 2026 | Parliamentamendments |
| Compared with | law in force | the proposal | 21 May text | 10 Jun text | 18 Jun text | 3 Sep text | 2 Oct text | |
| (3)Point (3)introductory part | Adds Added | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | 4 |
| (4)Point (4)introductory part | Adds Added | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | 1 |
| (15)Point (15)introductory part | Adds Added | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | No record No record | 1 |
Each text against the law in force: +Adds adds a provision the law in force lacks—No record no record in that text changed from the text before
Each text against the text before it: +Added in this text, not in the text before—No record no record in that text
What each text does
- 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Adds Adds paragraphs 3, 4 and 15. Article 1 in this text
- 21 May 2026 Council textST 9547/26 No amendment to this article.
- 8 Jun 2026 IMCO draft opinion · Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)IMCO-PA-789877 2 amendments to this article.
- 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 No amendment to this article.
- 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 No amendment to this article.
- 16 Jul 2026 IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinionIMCO-AM-790905 1 amendment to this article.
- 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791071 3 amendments to this article.
- 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 No amendment to this article.
- 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 No amendment to this article.
- 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 No amendment to this article.
Point (3)
Added by the Commission
Parliament amendments 4
3 propose alternative wording and 1 would add wording to point (3).
| Type | S&D | Renew | ECR | Rapporteur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~ Alternative | · | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| + Addition | 1 | · | · | · |
By political group
- ~ Alternative Renew 1 ECR 1 Rapporteur 1
- + Addition S&D 1
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37 ~Alternative Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO “the following paragraphs are added after”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
3. in Article 4, the following paragraphs are added after paragraph 8
is replaced by the following:- Rapporteur
- Alex Agius Saliba
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
- Document
- IMCO draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 34
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 4
226 ~Alternative Piotr MüllerECR · IMCO “in Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 13 are replaced by the following:”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
3. in Article 4,
paragraphparagraphs 8isand 13 are replaced by the following:- Tabled by
- Piotr Müller
- Group
- ECR
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
- Document
- IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 86
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
590 ~Alternative Bart Groothuis +8Renew · ITRE–LIBE “Trade secrets will not be disclosed. Data capable of revealing trade secrets shall likewise be exempt from disclosure, except where the data holder…”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
3. in Article 4, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following: Trade secrets will not be disclosed. Data capable of revealing trade secrets shall likewise be exempt from disclosure, except where the data holder and user have agreed on and implemented sufficient confidentiality safeguards.
Justification
Chapter II creates legal uncertainty for B2B relationships as well as huge administrative burdens for companies that want to protect their trade secrets (on a case-by-case basis). Businesses that already have negotiated data-sharing arrangements now face statutory obligations based on legally defined conditions rather than mutual agreement. This amendment introduces a trade secret safeguard to preserve the Data Act’s objectives without undermining existing commercial arrangements or business confidentiality.
- Tabled by
- Bart Groothuis, Ivars Ijabs, Morten Løkkegaard, Sophie Wilmès, Nikola Minchev, Svenja Hahn, Andreas Glück, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Ana Vasconcelos
- Group
- Renew
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 4 – paragraph 8
591 +Addition Elena Sancho Murillo +6S&D · ITRE–LIBE “in Article 4, the following paragraphs are added after paragraph 8:”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
3.in Article 4, the following paragraphs are added after paragraph 8:
Wider passage printed with the amendment
3.in Article 4, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
- Tabled by
- Elena Sancho Murillo, Marina Kaljurand, Brando Benifei, José Cepeda, Lina Gálvez, Francisco Assis, Alex Agius Saliba
- Group
- S&D
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 41
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 4 – paragraph 8a (new) – introductory part
Point (4)
Added by the Commission
Parliament amendments 1
1 proposes alternative wording.
42 ~Alternative Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO “in Article 5, the following paragraph is inserted:”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
4. in Article 5, the following paragraph
11isreplaced by the followinginserted:- Rapporteur
- Alex Agius Saliba
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
- Document
- IMCO draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 37
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 5 – paragraph 11
Point (15)
Added by the Commission
Parliament amendments 1
1 proposes alternative wording.
687 ~Alternative Aura Salla +4EPP · ITRE–LIBE “in Article 31, the following paragraphs 1a,1b and 1c are inserted:”
Tracker noteThis amendment changes the Commission’s amending instruction, not the wording of the act itself.
15. in Article 31, the following paragraphs 1a,1b and
1b1c are inserted:- Tabled by
- Aura Salla, Niels Flemming Hansen, Ana Miguel Pedro, Andrea Wechsler, Christian Ehler
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- Digital Omnibus proposal Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 125
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 31 – introductory part