Data Act· Article 45
Text
Article 45 Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026
Exercise of the delegation
Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 45: ST 14756/26, page 126 · exact text page
Scope This text prints Article 45(2), Article 45(3), Article 45(6) only.
Article 45(2)
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 29(7), Article 32u(2), Article 32x(7),and Article 33(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Article 45(3)
The delegation of power referred to in Article 29(7), Article 32u(2), Article 32x(7), and Article 33(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Article 45(6)
A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 29(7), Article 32u(2), Article 32x(7), or Article 33(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of three months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by three months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
How each paragraph has changed
| What each text would do to the law in force | |||||||
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| Paragraph | Commission19 Nov 2025 | Council10 Jun 2026 | Council18 Jun 2026 | Council3 Sep 2026 | Council2 Oct 2026 | Council22 Oct 2026 | Parliamentamendments |
| Compared with | law in force | the proposal | 10 Jun text | 18 Jun text | 3 Sep text | 2 Oct text | |
| 2Paragraph 2 | Amends Changed | Amends , changed since the proposal Changed | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | 2 |
| 3Paragraph 3 | Amends Changed | Amends , changed since the proposal Changed | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | 0 |
| 6Paragraph 6 | Amends Changed | Amends , changed since the proposal Changed | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | Amends Unchanged | 0 |
Each text against the law in force: ~Amends amends the law in force changed from the text before
Each text against the text before it: ~Changed wording changed=Unchanged same as the text before
What each text does
- 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Amends Amends paragraphs 2, 3 and 6. Article 45 in this text
- 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Changed Changes paragraphs 2, 3 and 6. Article 45 in this text
- 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 45 in this text
- 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 2 amendments to this article. Amendments in this document
- 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 45 in this text
- 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 45 in this text
- 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 45 in this text
Paragraph 2
Changed by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June
Parliament amendments 2
2 propose alternative wording.
908 ~Alternative Mary KhanESN · ITRE–LIBE “The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of that period. Any extension…”
(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 29(7), Article 32u(2) and Article 33(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for
an indeterminatea period oftimefive years after entry into force of this Regulation.’The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of that period. Any extension shall require the express approval of the European Parliament and of the Council.Justification
Essential rules of the data economy must be the responsibility of the legislator. Delegated powers must be strictly limited in time and subject to regular political scrutiny.
- Tabled by
- Mary Khan
- Group
- ESN
- Targets
- Data Act Article 45(2)
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
- Source
- Official text, page 78
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 45 – paragraph 2
909 ~Alternative Elena Sancho Murillo +6S&D · ITRE–LIBE “The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 29(7), Article 32u(2) Article 33(2) and Article 5.1(a) shall be conferred on the Commission…”
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 29(7), Article 32u(2)
andArticle 33(2) and Article 5.1(a) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.- 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 45(2)
- Document
- ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 45 – paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Changed by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June
Paragraph 6
Changed by the Commission · changed by the Council on 10 June