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Data Act· Article 32n

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

General principle for re-use of public sector open data

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 32n: ST 14756/26, page 101 · exact text page

Article 32n

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

Article 32n, heading

General principle for re-use of public sector open data

Article 32n(1)

(1)

Data or documents in scope of this Section shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 2.

Article 32n(2)

(2)

For data or documents in which libraries, including university libraries, museums and archives hold intellectual property rights and for data or documents held by public undertakings, where the re-use of such data or documents is allowed, those data or documents shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 2.

Article 32n in the whole Data Act

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What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Adds Adds the article. Article 32n in this text
  2. 5 Jun 2026 JURI draft opinion · Brando Benifei (rapporteur)JURI-PA-789142 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  3. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes the article. Article 32n in this text
  4. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32n in this text
  5. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 2 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Changed Changes the article. Article 32n in this text
  7. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Changed Adds paragraphs 1 and 2 and changes the article. Article 32n in this text
  8. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 32n in this text

Article 32n: Text of the article

Added by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June · changed on 3 September · changed on 2 October

Paragraph 1

Added by the Council on 2 October

Parliament amendments 2

2 propose alternative wording.

  1. 57 Alternative Brando Benifei (rapporteur)Rapporteur · JURI “where their re-use is allowed”

    (1) Data or documents in scope of this Section shall, where their re-use is allowed, be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 3.

    Justification

    This amendment reintroduces the general horizontal principle currently contained in Article 1(2) DGA concerning the relationship between this Chapter, existing Union and national access regimes, and other legal obligations. It helps ensure legal certainty by clarifying that the Regulation does not alter existing rules governing access to documents, confidentiality obligations or applicable legal frameworks.

    Rapporteur
    Brando Benifei
    Group
    Rapporteur
    Targets
    Data Act Article 32n(1)
    Document
    JURI draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32n – paragraph 1
  2. 815 Alternative João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE “Data or documents in scope of this Section shall be re-usable in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 3.”

    (1) Data or documents in scope of this Section shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 3.

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

Paragraph 2

Added by the Council on 2 October

Parliament amendments 1

1 proposes alternative wording.

  1. 816 Alternative João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE “in accordance with national legislation”

    (2) For data or documents in which libraries, including university libraries, museums and archives hold intellectual property rights and for data or documents held by public undertakings, where the re-use of such data or documents is allowed in accordance with national legislation, those data or documents shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2 Subsection 3.

    Tabled by
    João Oliveira
    Group
    The Left
    Targets
    Data Act Article 32n(2)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32n – paragraph 2