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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Data Act· Article 22a

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Article 22a Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Right to lodge a complaint

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 22a: ST 14756/26, page 79 · exact text page

Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.;

Article 22a in the whole Data Act

How the article has changed

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What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Adds Adds the article. Article 22a in this text
  2. 8 Jun 2026 IMCO draft opinion · Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)IMCO-PA-789877 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  3. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 22a in this text
  4. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 22a in this text
  5. 29 Jun 2026 JURI amendments 69–296 to the draft opinionJURI-AM-790236 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 16 Jul 2026 IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinionIMCO-AM-790905 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  7. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791071 3 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
  8. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 22a in this text
  9. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 22a in this text
  10. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 22a in this text

Article 22a: Text of the article

Added by the Commission

Parliament amendments 6

6 propose alternative wording.

By political group; co-sponsored amendments count for each group
TypeS&DRenewECRPfERapporteur
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By political group

  • ~ Alternative S&D 1 Renew 2 ECR 1 PfE 2 Rapporteur 1
  1. 54 Alternative Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO “Without prejudice to Article 38, where”

    WhereWithout prejudice to Article 38, where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.;

    Justification

    Included to address the concerns raised in EDPB-EDPS joint opinion paragraph 158.

    Rapporteur
    Alex Agius Saliba
    Group
    Rapporteur
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    IMCO draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 22a – paragraph 1
  2. 195 Alternative Laurence FarrengRenew · JURI “Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the…”

    Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a15, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.;

    Tabled by
    Laurence Farreng
    Group
    Renew
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    JURI amendments 69–296 to the draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Before Article 22
  3. 258 Alternative Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO “Before making a referral to the competent authority, the parties shall endeavour, where applicable, to resolve the dispute by modifying the request.”

    Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal or modification, modificationpursuant to Article 18(5), the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, pursuant to Article 21, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established. Before making a referral to the competent authority, the parties shall endeavour, where applicable, to resolve the dispute by modifying the request.

    Tabled by
    Virginie Joron
    Group
    PfE
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    IMCO amendments 125–328 to the draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 22 a
  4. 681 Alternative Michael McNamara +4Renew · ITRE–LIBE “Where the data requested by the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body concerns personal data, the complaint shall be referred to…”

    Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.; Where the data requested by the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body concerns personal data, the complaint shall be referred to the supervisory authority within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Member State where the data holder is established and the European Data Protection Supervisior (EDPS). Where the data requested by the public body concerns personal data, the complaint shall be referred to the supervisory authority within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Member State where the data holder is established and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

    Tabled by
    Michael McNamara, Irena Joveva, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Christophe Grudler
    Group
    Renew
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 22a – paragraph 1
  5. 682 Alternative Julie Rechagneux +8ECR, PfE · ITRE–LIBE “Prior to referring the matter to the competent authority, the parties shall, where appropriate, seek to resolve the dispute through a modification of…”

    Where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal, or modification under Article 18(5), the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data under Article 21(5), the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.; Prior to referring the matter to the competent authority, the parties shall, where appropriate, seek to resolve the dispute through a modification of the request.

    Justification

    In the interest of legal certainty and of a coherent system of remedies, Article 22a establishes a single procedural avenue for the settlement of disputes arising from data requests made in the context of a public emergency.

    Tabled by
    Julie Rechagneux, Mélanie Disdier, Aleksandar Nikolic, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Alexandre Varaut, Fabrice Leggeri, Marion Maréchal, Christophe Bay
    Group
    ECR, PfE
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 22a – paragraph 1
  6. 683 Alternative Elena Sancho Murillo +6S&D · ITRE–LIBE “Without prejudice to Article 38, where”

    WhereWithout prejudice to Article 38, where a dispute arises concerning a request for data under Article 15a, including its refusal, modification, the level of compensation, or the transmission or making available of data, the data holder, the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body may lodge a complaint with the competent authority, designated pursuant to Article 37, of the Member State where the data holder is established.;

    Justification

    The amendment is necessary to ensure legal certainty and a coherent enforcement framework under the Data Act. Introducing a separate right to lodge a complaint in Chapter V, while maintaining the horizontal complaints mechanism in Article 38, creates unnecessary overlap and uncertainty as to the applicable procedural rules. Aligning or merging these provisions would ensure a single, consistent complaints mechanism across the Regulation, in line with the recommendations of the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor.

    Tabled by
    Elena Sancho Murillo, Marina Kaljurand, Brando Benifei, José Cepeda, Lina Gálvez, Francisco Assis, Alex Agius Saliba
    Group
    S&D
    Targets
    Data Act Article 22a
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 527–776 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 22a – paragraph 1