Article 15 – Right of access by the data subject
Only Parliament amendments would change this article. Parliament committees have tabled 6 amendments to this article.
Latest text22 October 2026ST 14756/26
Contains no amendment to this article.
What each text does
- 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 No amendment to this article.
- 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.
- 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 No amendment to this article.
- 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 No amendment to this article.
- 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791073 6 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
- 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 No amendment to this article.
- 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.
- 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 No amendment to this article.
Parliament amendments
6 amendments to this article
2 propose alternative wording and 4 would add wording.
| Type | S&D | EPP |
|---|---|---|
| ~ Alternative | · | 2 |
| + Addition | 1 | 3 |
By political group
- ~ Alternative EPP 2
- + Addition S&D 1 EPP 3
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Paragraph (1)1 amendment
1129 +Addition Oliver SchenkEPP · ITRE–LIBE “The right of access under this Article shall not extend to personal data which the data subject has created, authored, transmitted or received in the…”
In Article 15, paragraph 1, the following sentence is added
The right of access under this Article shall not extend to personal data which the data subject has created, authored, transmitted or received in the ordinary course of the relevant activity and which remain available to the data subject through the controller’s systems or by other lawful means.
Wider passage printed with the amendment
1.The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information: (a) the purposes of the processing; (b) the categories of personal data concerned; (c) the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations; (d) where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; (e) the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing; (f) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; (g) where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source; (h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
- Tabled by
- Oliver Schenk
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 1 – last sentence
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 1 – last sentence
Paragraph (1)(a)1 amendment
1134 +Addition Kristian VigeninS&D · ITRE–LIBE “the purposes of the processing as well as the legal basis for the processing;”
In Article 15, paragraph 1 point (a) is amended as follows
the purposes of the processing as well as the legal basis for the processing;
- Tabled by
- Kristian Vigenin
- Group
- S&D
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 68
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph (3)2 amendments
1133 +Addition Angelika Niebler +1EPP · ITRE–LIBE “The controller shall provide the data subject with a copy of the personal data undergoing processing; that copy shall be confined to the personal…”
6a. Article 15, paragraph 3 is amended as follows
3.The controller shall provide the data subject with a copy of the personal data undergoing processing; that copy shall be confined to the personal data as such.
- Tabled by
- Angelika Niebler, Monika Hohlmeier
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 3
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 68
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 3
1135 ~Alternative Nadine MoranoEPP · ITRE–LIBE “(Does not affect the English version.)”
3. The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing.(Does not affect the English version.For any further copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. Where the data subject makes his or her request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by the data subject, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic form.)- Tabled by
- Nadine Morano
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 3
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 69
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 3
Paragraph (4)2 amendments
1114 ~Alternative Nadine MoranoEPP · ITRE–LIBE “In particular, that right cannot be interpreted as a general right of access to documents containing the data subject’s personal data, but shall…”
5a. In Article 15, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
4. The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, including the right to a fair trial, the right to privacy and confidentiality of communications, and the protection of trade secrets. In particular, that right cannot be interpreted as a general right of access to documents containing the data subject’s personal data, but shall relate only to the personal data concerning him or her. The controller may restrict or refuse a request to obtain a copy where it is likely to adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others, and where the assessment or implementation of the measures necessary to prevent such an adverse affect would impose a burden that is manifestly disproportionate to the volume, nature or complexity of the documents concerned. The right to obtain a copy shall not apply to requests for information or documents that are unrelated to the purposes of the processing carried out by the controller or that are made exclusively in the context of a dispute, a pre-litigation phase or court proceedings between the controller and the data subject.’
- Tabled by
- Nadine Morano
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 4
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 4
1137 +Addition Angelika Niebler +1EPP · ITRE–LIBE “The right of access referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and the right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not affect the rights and…”
6b. Article 15, paragraph 4 is amended as follows
4.The right of access referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and the right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons, including the controller. Paragraph 3 shall not apply if and to the extent that the provision of the copy proves impossible or would require a disproportionate effort.
- Tabled by
- Angelika Niebler, Monika Hohlmeier
- Group
- EPP
- Targets
- GDPR Article 15 – paragraph 4
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 1053–1260 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 70
- Printed header
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 15 – paragraph 4