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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Article 77 – Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

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
TypeEPP
~ Alternative1

By political group

  • ~ Alternative EPP 1
  1. 1352 Alternative Axel VossEPP · ITRE–LIBE “Where the controller has appointed a data protection officer in accordance with Article 37, a complaint to the supervisory authority shall be…”

    14c. In Article 77, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

    2. The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78. Where the controller has appointed a data protection officer in accordance with Article 37, a complaint to the supervisory authority shall be admissible only if the data subject has previously lodged the complaint with the controller or the processor and the latter has not addressed the complaint, or has not fully addressed it, within one month of receiving the complaint."

    Justification

    DPO Package #4: The amendment strengthens accountability by recognising DPOs as practical governance safeguards and first points of contact for complaints. DPOs already advise controllers and processors, monitor compliance and support data subjects; giving them an explicit complaint-handling role makes resolution faster, less bureaucratic and closer to the facts. Voluntary or shared DPOs are encouraged. Supervisory authorities remain available where the complaint is not addressed or not fully remedied within one month.

    Tabled by
    Axel Voss
    Group
    EPP
    Targets
    GDPR Article 77 – paragraph 2
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 77 – paragraph 2