Digital Omnibus proposal· Recital 29

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Recital 29 Digital Omnibus proposal as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Recital 29: ST 14756/26, page 28 · exact text page

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 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, and should be carried out in compliance with the principles and appropriate safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular Article 89.

How the recital changed

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Recital	Commission19 Nov 2025Rec 29	Council21 May 2026Rec 29	Council10 Jun 2026Rec 29	Council18 Jun 2026Rec 29	Council3 Sep 2026Rec 29	Council2 Oct 2026Rec 29	Council22 Oct 2026Rec 29
Compared with	law in force	the proposal	21 May text	10 Jun text	18 Jun text	3 Sep text	2 Oct text
Recital 29	29 Added	29 Changed	29 Changed	29 Unchanged	29 Unchanged	29 Changed	29 Unchanged

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Parliament amendments propose other recitals under these numbers: Recital 29a (new).

Parliament amendments

11 amendments to this recital

5 amendments would delete the whole recital: members of The Left, Greens/EFA and non-attached members.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
Type	The Left	S&D	Greens/EFA	EPP	NI	Rapporteur
− Deletion	1	·	3	·	1	·
~ Alternative	1	1	·	2	1	1

By political group

− Deletion The Left 1 Greens/EFA 3 NI 1
~ Alternative The Left 1 S&D 1 EPP 2 NI 1 Rapporteur 1

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All11 − Deletion5~ Alternative6

2 Alternative Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)Rapporteurs · ITRE–LIBE “Such further processing should be carried out in compliance with the principles and appropriate safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in…”

(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 ~~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.

Rapporteurs
Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand
Group
Rapporteurs
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE draft report
Source
Official text, pages 6–7
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Recital 29
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114 Deletion David CormandGreens/EFA · JURI Deletes the recital

(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.

Tabled by
David Cormand
Group
Greens/EFA
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
JURI amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion
Source
Official text, page 45
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Recital 29
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115 Alternative Emil RadevEPP · JURI “The controller does not require a new legal basis for further compatible processing or derogation under Article 9(2) subject to the application of…”

(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).

Tabled by
Emil Radev
Group
EPP
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
JURI amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion
Source
Official text, pages 45–46
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Recital 29
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160 Deletion David CormandGreens/EFA · IMCO Deletes the recital

(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.

Tabled by
David Cormand on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Group
Greens/EFA
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion
Source
Official text, page 36
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Recital 29
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243 Deletion Sibylle Berg +1NI · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(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.

Tabled by
Sibylle Berg, Martin Sonneborn
Group
NI
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 165
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Recital 29
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244 Deletion Pernando Barrena ArzaThe Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(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.

Tabled by
Pernando Barrena Arza
Group
The Left
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 165–166
Printed header
Recital 29
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245 Deletion Markéta GregorováGreens/EFA · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(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.

Tabled by
Markéta Gregorová on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Group
Greens/EFA
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 166
Printed header
Recital 29
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246 Alternative João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE “Further processing should be carried out in accordance with the principles and appropriate safeguards of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular…”

(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.

Tabled by
João Oliveira
Group
The Left
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 166–167
Printed header
Recital 29
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247 Alternative Diana Iovanovici ŞoşoacăNI · ITRE–LIBE “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…”

(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.

Tabled by
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Group
NI
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 167–168
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Recital 29
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248 Alternative Aura Salla +5EPP · ITRE–LIBE “The controller does not require a new legal basis for further compatible processing or derogation under Article 9(2), subject to the application of…”

(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).

Tabled by
Aura Salla, Niels Flemming Hansen, Ana Miguel Pedro, Andrea Wechsler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Ehler
Group
EPP
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 168
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Recital 29
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249 Alternative Marina Kaljurand +8S&D · ITRE–LIBE “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…”

(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.

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
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 29
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 168–169
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Recital 29
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