Data Act· Article 32l
Text
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
How each paragraph has changed
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| 32lText of the articleheading | Adds Added | Adds , changed since the proposal Changed | Adds Unchanged | Adds Unchanged | Adds , changed since 3 Sep Changed | Adds Unchanged | 0 |
| 1Paragraph 1 | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Adds , added since 3 Sep Added | Adds Unchanged | 1 |
| 2Paragraph 2 | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Adds , added since 3 Sep Added | Adds Unchanged | 0 |
| 3Paragraph 3 | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Adds , added since 3 Sep Added | Adds Unchanged | 0 |
| 4Paragraph 4 | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Adds , added since 3 Sep Added | Adds Unchanged | 0 |
Each text against the law in force: +Adds adds a provision the law in force lacks— neither the law in force nor the text has it changed from the text before
Each text against the text before it: +Added in this text, not in the text before~Changed wording changed=Unchanged same as the text before— in neither text
What each text does
- 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Adds Adds the article. Article 32l in this text
- 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes the article. Article 32l in this text
- 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32l in this text
- 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
- 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32l in this text
- 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Changed Adds paragraphs 1 to 4 and changes the article. Article 32l in this text
- 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.
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
- Source
- Official text, page 24
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32l – paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Added by the Council on 2 October
Paragraph 3
Added by the Council on 2 October
Paragraph 4
Added by the Council on 2 October