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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Article 79 – Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor

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 would add wording.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeGreens/EFA
+ Addition1

By political group

  • + Addition Greens/EFA 1
  1. 1348 Addition Markéta GregorováGreens/EFA · ITRE–LIBE “with the following: 2. Proceedings against a controller, processor or manufacturer shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the…”

    14b. In Article 79, paragraph 2 is replaced

    with the following: 2. Proceedings against a controller, processor or manufacturer shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the controller, processor or manufacturer has an establishment. Alternatively, such proceedings may be brought before the courts of the Member State where the data subject has his or her habitual residence, unless the controller, processor or manufacturer is a public authority of a Member State acting in the exercise of its public powers.‘

    Tabled by
    Markéta Gregorová on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
    Group
    Greens/EFA
    Targets
    GDPR Article 79 – paragraph 2
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1261–1564 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new) / Regulation (EU) 2016/679 / Article 79 – paragraph 2