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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Article 1 – Subject-matter and objectives

Only Parliament amendments would change this article. Parliament committees have tabled 1 amendment to this article.

Latest text22 October 2026ST 14756/26

Contains no amendment to this article.

What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 No amendment to this article.
  2. 21 May 2026 Council textST 9547/26 No amendment to this article.ST 9547/26 reproduces only some of the proposal’s changes, so this comparison applies only those it shows or visibly drops. It says nothing about the others.
  3. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 No amendment to this article.
  4. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 No amendment to this article.
  5. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 No amendment to this article.
  7. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 No amendment to this article.Page 126 prints “(9a)” without an instruction or target, so no change can be assigned to that marker.
  8. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 No amendment to this article.

Parliament amendments

1 amendment to this article

1 proposes alternative wording.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeS&D
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By political group

  • ~ Alternative S&D 1
  1. 922 Alternative Marina Kaljurand +8S&D · ITRE–LIBE “It further protects the right to privacy in respect to storing information on or gaining access to information stored on terminal equipment of users”

    -1 Article 1 is replaced by the following:

    "Subject-matter and objectives 1. This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data as well as the protection of terminal equipment of users and the confidentiality of information stored thereon. 2. This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data. It further protects the right to privacy in respect to storing information on or gaining access to information stored on terminal equipment of users. 3. The free movement of personal data within the Union shall be neither restricted nor prohibited for reasons connected with the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data."

    Justification

    This change is proposed due to other amendments tabled moving e-privacy provisions under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

    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
    GDPR Article 1
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 3 – paragraph -1 (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 1