Digital Omnibus proposal· Recital 44a
Text
Recital 44a Digital Omnibus proposal as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026
Source Council, 22 October 2026. Recital 44a: ST 14756/26, page 45 · exact text page
The storing of information, or the gaining of access to information already stored, in a terminal equipment should continue to be allowed only on the basis of consent.
How the recitals changed
Each text against the text before it
| Recital | Commission19 Nov 2025Rec 44 | Council21 May 2026Rec 44 | Council10 Jun 2026Rec 44–44c | Council18 Jun 2026Rec 44–44c | Council3 Sep 2026Rec 44–44g | Council2 Oct 2026Rec 44–44g | Council22 Oct 2026Rec 44–44g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared with | law in force | the proposal | 21 May text | 10 Jun text | 18 Jun text | 3 Sep text | 2 Oct text |
| Recital 44 | 44 Added | 44 Changed | 44 Changed | 44 Unchanged | 44 Unchanged | 44 Changed | 44 Unchanged |
| Recital 44a | In neither text | In neither text | 44a Added | 44a Unchanged | 44a Unchanged | 44a Unchanged | 44a Unchanged |
| Recital 44b | In neither text | In neither text | 44b Added | 44b Changed | 44b Changed keeps the first three sentences | 44b Unchanged | 44b Unchanged |
| Recital 44c | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | 44c Added Some sentences moved | 44c Unchanged | 44c Unchanged |
| Recital 44d | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | 44d Added | 44d Changed keeps the first five sentences | 44d Unchanged |
| Recital 44e (new in ST 13886/26) | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | 44e Added Some sentences moved | 44e Unchanged Wording check |
| Recital 44e | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | 44e Added | 44f Changed | 44f Unchanged |
| Recital 44f | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | In neither text | 44f Added | 44g Changed | 44g Unchanged |
| Recital 44g | In neither text | In neither text | 44c Added | 44c Unchanged | 44g Unchanged | 44g Changed | 44g Unchanged |
Each text against the text before it: +Added in this text, not in the text before~Changed wording changed=Unchanged same as the text before— in neither text
Wording moved the wording comes from a different earlier recital Wording check the wording is closer to a different earlier recital
Parliament amendments propose other recitals under these numbers: Recital 44a (new).
Renumbering and wording
3 September to 2 October 2026
ST 13886/26 renumbers the 3 September recitals 44e and 44f as 44f and 44g and adds a new recital 44e.
| 2 October recital | Renumbered from | Wording |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 3 September 44same number | Changed from 3 September recital 44 |
| 44a | 3 September 44asame number | Same wording as 3 September recital 44a |
| 44b | 3 September 44bsame number | Same wording as 3 September recital 44b |
| 44c | 3 September 44csame number | Same wording as 3 September recital 44c |
| 44d | 3 September 44dsame number | Changed from 3 September recital 44d |
| 44eRecital 44e (new in ST 13886/26) | no earlier recital | New in this text Some sentences moved from 3 September recital 44d (sentences 6 to 10) |
| 44fRecital 44e | 3 September 44erenumbered in this text | Changed from 3 September recital 44e |
| 44gRecital 44f | 3 September 44frenumbered in this text | Changed from 3 September recital 44f |
| 44g | 3 September 44gsame number | Changed from 3 September recital 44g |