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Data Act· Article 32l

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Article 32l Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

General principles relating to charging

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 32l: ST 14756/26, page 98 · pp. 98–99 · exact text page

Article 32l

Its wording is printed below, under Article 32l, heading, (1), (2), (3) and (4).

Article 32l, heading

General principles relating to charging

Article 32l(1)

(1)

Any charges set out under Section 2 or Section 3 shall be transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified and shall not restrict competition.

Article 32l(2)

(2)

In the case of standard charges for the re-use of data or documents, any applicable conditions and the actual amount of those charges, including the calculation basis for such charges, shall be established in advance and published, through electronic means.

Article 32l(3)

(3)

In the case of charges for the re-use other than those referred to in paragraph 2, the factors that are taken into account in the calculation of those charges shall be indicated at the outset. Upon request, the holder of the data or documents in question shall also indicate the way in which such charges have been calculated in relation to a specific re-use request.

Article 32l(4)

(4)

Public sector bodies shall ensure that any charges can also be paid online through widely available cross-border payment services, without discrimination based on the place of establishment of the payment service provider, the place of issue of the payment instrument or the location of the payment account within the Union.

Article 32l in the whole Data Act

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  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Adds Adds the article. Article 32l in this text
  2. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes the article. Article 32l in this text
  3. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32l in this text
  4. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  5. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32l in this text
  6. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Changed Adds paragraphs 1 to 4 and changes the article. Article 32l in this text
  7. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32l in this text

Article 32l: Text of the article

Added by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June · changed on 2 October

Paragraph 1

Added by the Council on 2 October

Parliament amendments 1

1 proposes alternative wording.

  1. 813 Alternative João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE “Any charges set out under Section 2 or Section 3 shall be transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified.”

    (1) Any charges set out under Section 2 or Section 3 shall be transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified and shall not restrict competition.

    Tabled by
    João Oliveira
    Group
    The Left
    Targets
    Data Act Article 32l(1)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32l – paragraph 1

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