Digital Omnibus proposal· Recital 6

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Recital 6 Digital Omnibus proposal as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Recital 6: ST 14756/26, page 4 · exact text page

Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

How the recital changed

Each text against the text before it

Recital	Commission19 Nov 2025Rec 6	Council21 May 2026	Council10 Jun 2026Rec 6	Council18 Jun 2026Rec 6	Council3 Sep 2026Rec 6	Council2 Oct 2026Rec 6	Council22 Oct 2026Rec 6
Compared with	law in force	the proposal	21 May text	10 Jun text	18 Jun text	3 Sep text	2 Oct text
Recital 6	6 Added	In neither text	6 Unchanged	6 Unchanged	6 Unchanged	6 Unchanged	6 Unchanged

Each text against the text before it: +Added in this text, not in the text before=Unchanged same as the text before— in neither text

Parliament amendments propose other recitals under these numbers: Recital 6a (new), Recital 6b (new), Recital 6c (new) and Recital 6d (new).

Parliament amendments

11 amendments to this recital

7 amendments would delete the whole recital: members of The Left, S&D, Greens/EFA and Renew, and the ITRE–LIBE rapporteur and the IMCO rapporteur.

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

By political group

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

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All11 − Deletion7~ Alternative4

1 Deletion Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)Rapporteurs · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Rapporteurs
Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand
Group
Rapporteurs
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE draft report
Source
Official text, page 6
Printed header
Recital 6
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3 Deletion Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Rapporteur
Alex Agius Saliba
Group
Rapporteur
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
IMCO draft opinion
Source
Official text, page 5
Printed header
Recital 6
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104 Deletion João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Tabled by
João Oliveira
Group
The Left
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 23
Printed header
Recital 6
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105 Deletion Elena Sancho Murillo +7S&D · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Justification
The recital makes reference to the repeal on Platform to Business Regulation. P2B Regulation continues to provide essential safeguards for fairness and transparency in platform-to-business relationships. Its provisions remain complementary to the Union’s broader digital regulatory framework and address issues that are not fully covered by other instruments such as the DSA and the DMA. Repealing the Regulation would reduce legal certainty for businesses and could weaken existing protections.

Tabled by
Elena Sancho Murillo, Marina Kaljurand, Brando Benifei, José Cepeda, Matthias Ecke, Lina Gálvez, Francisco Assis, Alex Agius Saliba
Group
S&D
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 23–24
Printed header
Recital 6
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106 Deletion Damian BoeselagerGreens/EFA · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Tabled by
Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Group
Greens/EFA
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 24–25
Printed header
Recital 6
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107 Deletion Michael McNamara +4Renew · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Tabled by
Michael McNamara, Irena Joveva, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Christophe Grudler
Group
Renew
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 25
Printed header
Recital 6
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108 Alternative Tomas Tobé +2EPP · ITRE–LIBE “In cases where predating rules have been kept, these should be further assessed and analysed whether they still serve a function or whether they can…”

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity. In cases where predating rules have been kept, these should be further assessed and analysed whether they still serve a function or whether they can be withdrawn at a later stage.

Tabled by
Tomas Tobé, Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Group
EPP
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, pages 25–26
Printed header
Recital 6
Links
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109 Alternative Diana Iovanovici ŞoşoacăNI · ITRE–LIBE “and excessive European Union bureaucracy”

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves so as to make robust social provisions, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity and excessive European Union bureaucracy.

Tabled by
Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Group
NI
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 26
Printed header
Recital 6
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110 Alternative Julie Rechagneux +7ECR, PfE · ITRE–LIBE “The elimination of duplications should not result in the removal of protections whose scope”

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, without, however, rendering them obsolete. ~~It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.~~The elimination of duplications should not result in the removal of protections whose scope is not covered by the more recent rules.

Tabled by
Julie Rechagneux, Mélanie Disdier, Aleksandar Nikolic, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Alexandre Varaut, Fabrice Leggeri, Marion Maréchal, Christophe Bay
Group
ECR, PfE
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
ITRE–LIBE amendments 79–250 to the draft report
Source
Official text, page 26
Printed header
Recital 6
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132 Deletion David CormandGreens/EFA · IMCO Deletes the recital

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity.

Tabled by
David Cormand on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Group
Greens/EFA
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion
Source
Official text, pages 9–10
Printed header
Recital 6
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133 Alternative Arba KokalariEPP · IMCO “In cases where predating rules have been kept, these should be further assessed and analysed whether they still serve a function or whether they can…”

(6) Similarly, with the iterative regulation of online platforms over the past years, more recent rules have established a clearer and more ambitious framework than some of the predating rules, rendering them obsolete. It is therefore necessary that the legal framework evolves, eliminating any unnecessary duplications that add legal complexity. In cases where predating rules have been kept, these should be further assessed and analysed whether they still serve a function or whether they can be withdrawn at a later stage.

Tabled by
Arba Kokalari
Group
EPP
Targets
Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 6
Document
IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion
Source
Official text, page 10
Printed header
Recital 6
Links
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