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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

EUDPR· Article 39

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Article 39 EUDPR as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Data protection impact assessment

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 39: ST 14756/26, page 156 · exact text page

Scope This text prints Article 39(4), Article 39(5), Article 39(6) only.

Article 39(4)

4.

The lists, the template and methodology referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation.

Article 39(5)

The Council draft deletes this provision and supplies no replacement wording. Open the official source to read the instruction in context.

The amending passage as printed

(b) Paragraphs 5 and 6 are deleted.

Article 39(6)

The amending passage as printed

(b) Paragraphs 5 and 6 are deleted.

Article 39 in the whole EUDPR

The Council text of 2 October 2026 (ST 13886/26) has a record for Article 39(5) without wording to compare; see its Article 39.

The Council text of 2 October 2026 (ST 13886/26) has a record for Article 39(6) without wording to compare; see its Article 39.

How each paragraph has changed

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4Paragraph 4 Amends Rewritten Amends , changed since the proposal Changed No change , back to the law in force since 10 Jun Back to law in force No change Unchanged Amends , rewritten since 3 Sep Rewritten Amends Unchanged 4
5Paragraph 5 Deletes Deleted Deletes Unchanged No change , back to the law in force since 10 Jun Back to law in force No change Unchanged Deletes , deleted since 3 Sep Deleted Deletes Unchanged 1
6Paragraph 6 Deletes Deleted Deletes Unchanged No change , back to the law in force since 10 Jun Back to law in force No change Unchanged Deletes , deleted since 3 Sep Deleted Deletes Unchanged 0

Each text against the law in force: ~Amends amends the law in force−Deletes deletes a provision of the law in force=No change leaves the law in force as it is changed from the text before

Each text against the text before it: ~Changed wording changed~Rewritten under half the earlier wording survives−Deleted deletes a provision of the law in force↩Back to law in force drops the text before’s change to the law in force=Unchanged same as the text before

What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Amends Amends paragraph 4 and deletes paragraphs 5 and 6. Article 39 in this text
  2. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes paragraph 4. Article 39 in this text
  3. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Back to law in force Takes paragraphs 4 to 6 back to the law in force. Article 39 in this text
  4. 22 Jun 2026 ITRE–LIBE draft report · Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)CJ72-PR-786818 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  5. 16 Jul 2026 IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinionIMCO-AM-791061 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791874 3 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
  7. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 39 in this text
  8. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Changed Rewrites paragraph 4 and deletes paragraphs 5 and 6. Article 39 in this text
  9. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 39 in this text

Paragraph 4

Rewritten by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June · back to the law in force on 18 June · rewritten on 2 October

Parliament amendments 4

4 propose alternative wording.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeRenewECRPfERapporteur
~ Alternative1121

By political group

  • ~ Alternative Renew 1 ECR 1 PfE 2 Rapporteur 1
  1. 74 Alternative Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)Rapporteurs · ITRE–LIBE “The lists, the template and methodology established by the Board and referred to in paragraph 6a of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should…”

    4. The lists, the template and methodology adoptedestablished by the CommissionBoard and referred to in paragraph 6a of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation.

    Rapporteurs
    Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand
    Group
    Rapporteurs
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 39(4)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 39 – paragraph 4
  2. 495 Alternative Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO “without prejudice to the right of the national supervisory authorities to draft their own guidelines, standards and lists, which shall be taken into…”

    4. The lists, the template and methodology adopted by the Commission and referred to in paragraph 6a of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation, without prejudice to the right of the national supervisory authorities to draft their own guidelines, standards and lists, which shall be taken into account by the Board and the Commission.

    Tabled by
    Virginie Joron
    Group
    PfE
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 39(4)
    Document
    IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 39 – paragraph 4
  3. 1703 Alternative Julie Rechagneux +7ECR, PfE · ITRE–LIBE “without prejudice to the right of the national supervisiory authorities to develop their own guidance, standards and lists, which the Board and the…”

    4. The lists, the template and methodology adopted by the Commission and referred to in paragraph 6a of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation, without prejudice to the right of the national supervisiory authorities to develop their own guidance, standards and lists, which the Board and the Commission shall take into account.

    Tabled by
    Julie Rechagneux, Mélanie Disdier, Aleksandar Nikolic, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Alexandre Varaut, Fabrice Leggeri, Marion Maréchal, Christophe Bay
    Group
    ECR, PfE
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 39(4)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 39 – Paragraph 4
  4. 1704 Alternative Irena Joveva +5Renew · ITRE–LIBE “established and made public”

    4. The lists, the template and methodology adoptedestablished and made public by the CommissionBoard and referred to in paragraph 6a of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation.

    Tabled by
    Irena Joveva, Michael McNamara, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller
    Group
    Renew
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 39(4)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 39 – paragraph 4

Paragraph 5

Deleted by the Commission · back to the law in force on 18 June · deleted by the Council on 2 October

Parliament amendments 1

1 would delete the wording.

  1. 1705 Deletion Pernando Barrena Arza +1The Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the Commission’s wording

    (b) Paragraphs 5 and 6 are deleted.

    Tabled by
    Pernando Barrena Arza, João Oliveira
    Group
    The Left
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 39 – paragraphs 5 and 6
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 39 – paragraphs 5 and 6

Paragraph 6

Deleted by the Commission · back to the law in force on 18 June · deleted by the Council on 2 October