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Recital 29

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Recital total: 1 part · 4 Council drafts · 11 Parliament amendments

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Recital 29

Commission proposal

It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. 35 Regulation (EU) 2025/327 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2025 on the European Health Data Space and amending Directive 2011/24/EU and Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 (OJ L, 2025/327, 5.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/327/oj)

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Recital 29

May Presidency compromise

It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it should not be necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. Such further processing should be considered compatible, provided that it is carried out in compliance with the principles and appropriate safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89.

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European Parliament amendments

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Alternative wording Amendment 2 ITRE–LIBE draft report · Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of thisRegulation Regulation(EU) 2016/679 whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. Such further processing should be carried out in compliance with the principles and appropriate safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89 thereof.
Remove proposed wording Amendment 114 · David Cormand JURI
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
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Alternative wording Amendment 115 · Emil Radev JURI
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. The controller does not require a new legal basis for further compatible processing or derogation under Article 9(2) subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89(1).
Remove proposed wording Amendment 160 · David Cormand on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group IMCO
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
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Remove proposed wording Amendment 243 · Sibylle Berg, Martin Sonneborn ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
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Remove proposed wording Amendment 244 · Pernando Barrena Arza ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
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Remove proposed wording Amendment 245 · Markéta Gregorová on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected.
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Alternative wording Amendment 246 · João Oliveira ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. Further processing should be carried out in accordance with the principles and appropriate safeguards of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89 thereof. To that effect, technical and organisational measures should be put in place to ensure compliance with the principle of data minimisation. Those measures may include pseudonymisation provided that those purposes can be fulfilled in that manner.
Alternative wording Amendment 247 · Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations, without breaching the fundamental rights and freedoms informed consent of the data subject or their representatives or successors. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected, but the period of access to these data, the persons who have access and the appropriate data protection measures must be very clearly specified, in accordance with the applicable laws.
Alternative wording Amendment 248 · Aura Salla, Niels Flemming Hansen, Ana Miguel Pedro, Andrea Wechsler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Ehler ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. The controller does not require a new legal basis for further compatible processing or derogation under Article 9(2), subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89(1).
Alternative wording Amendment 249 · Marina Kaljurand, Elena Sancho Murillo, Brando Benifei, Birgit Sippel, Alex Agius Saliba, Francisco Assis, Elisabeth Grossmann, Kristian Vigenin, Matjaž Nemec ITRE · LIBE
(29) It should be reiterated that further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be considered to be compatible lawful processing operations. In such cases it is not necessary to ascertain on the basis of Article 6(4) of this Regulation whether the purpose of the further processing is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected. When processing is deemed to be undertaken for a compatible purpose by law, it does not preclude other legal requirements of this Regulation, such as the need to process data lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner.