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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

EUDPR· Article 4

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Article 4 EUDPR as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Principles relating to processing of personal data

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 4: ST 14756/26, page 148 · exact text page

Scope This text prints Article 4(1)(b) only.

(b)

collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

Article 4 in the whole EUDPR

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What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Amends Amends point (b) of paragraph 1. Article 4 in this text
  2. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes point (b) of paragraph 1. Article 4 in this text
  3. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 4 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. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791874 4 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 4 in this text
  7. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 4 in this text
  8. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 4 in this text

Paragraph 1: Point (b)

Changed by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June

Parliament amendments 5

1 would delete the wording, 3 propose alternative wording and 1 would add wording to paragraph 1.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeThe LeftS&DECRNIRapporteur
− Deletion1····
~ Alternative·1·11
+ Addition··1··

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  • − Deletion The Left 1
  • ~ Alternative S&D 1 NI 1 Rapporteur 1
  • + Addition ECR 1

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  1. 69 Alternative Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand (rapporteurs)Rapporteurs · ITRE–LIBE “subject to the application of appropriate safeguards”

    (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

    Rapporteurs
    Aura Salla and Marina Kaljurand
    Group
    Rapporteurs
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
  2. 1626 Deletion Pernando Barrena ArzaThe Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the Commission’s wording

    2. Article 4 (1)(b) is replaced by the following: (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 13, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);’

    Tabled by
    Pernando Barrena Arza
    Group
    The Left
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
  3. 1627 Alternative Marina Kaljurand +8S&D · ITRE–LIBE “subject to the application of appropriate safeguards”

    (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 13 and the principle of lawfulness, be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);

    Tabled by
    Marina Kaljurand, Elena Sancho Murillo, Brando Benifei, Birgit Sippel, Alex Agius Saliba, Francisco Assis, Elisabeth Grossmann, Kristian Vigenin, Matjaž Nemec
    Group
    S&D
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
  4. 1628 Alternative Sibylle Berg +1NI · ITRE–LIBE “collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further…”

    (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 13, not be considered to be compatibleincompatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6 of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);’

    Tabled by
    Sibylle Berg, Martin Sonneborn
    Group
    NI
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
  5. 1659 Addition Francesco TorselliECR · ITRE–LIBE ‘cognitive inference’ means any information, classification, prediction or assessment relating to a natural person’s cognitive, emotional… numbered 5b

    5b.‘cognitive inference’ means any information, classification, prediction or assessment relating to a natural person’s cognitive, emotional, attentional, mnemonic or decision-making states, obtained through the automated processing of personal data.

    Tabled by
    Francesco Torselli
    Group
    ECR
    Targets
    EUDPR Article 4(1)(b)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 1565–1740 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new) / Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 / Article 4 – point 1b (new)