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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Article 43 – Certification bodies

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 1261–1564 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791873 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
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  1. 1305 Alternative Axel VossEPP · ITRE–LIBE “(ea) have not repeatedly and knowingly certified processing or other conduct that clearly violated guidelines or recommendation under Article…”

    10b. In Article 43, paragraphs 2 and 7 are replaced by the following:

    2. Certification bodies referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accredited in accordance with that paragraph only where they have: (ea) have not repeatedly and knowingly certified processing or other conduct that clearly violated guidelines or recommendation under Article 70(1)(d) that was issued before the certification or have not repeatedly and knowingly certified processing that was later subject to corrective powers under Article 58(2) or fines under Article 83. 7. Without prejudice to Chapter VIII, the competent supervisory authority or the national accreditation body shall revoke an accreditation of a certification body pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article where the conditions for the accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by a certification body infringe this Regulation. Supervisory authorities shall report complaints under Article 77, any exercise of corrective powers under Article 58(2) and any fine under Article 83 against a controller or processor that was certified to the relevant certification body and the competent supervisory authority that has accredited the relevant certification body."

    Justification

    RISK-BASED APPROACH #12: This package makes the GDPR’s risk-based approach practical by introducing objective categories for small, medium and large controllers. Small controllers with limited, non-core processing receive relief from selected administrative duties, while data-subject rights and enforcement remain intact. Very large controllers, gatekeepers and VLOPs/VLOSEs face stronger transparency, annual certification and closer supervision. Compliance effort is thus reduced where risks are low and increased where scale and systemic impact are greatest.

    Tabled by
    Axel Voss
    Group
    EPP
    Targets
    GDPR Article 43 – paragraphs 2 and 7
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 43 – paragraphs 2 and 7