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Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Data Act· Article 46

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Article 46 Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Committee procedure

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 46: ST 14756/26, page 126 · Article 46 · pp. 126–127 · exact text page

Scope This text prints Article 46(1), first sentence, Article 46(1a) only.

Article 46(1), first sentence

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Article 46(1a)

1a.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 46 in the whole Data Act

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What each text does

  1. 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Amends Adds paragraph 1a and amends paragraph 1. Article 46 in this text
  2. 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 46 in this text
  3. 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 46 in this text
  4. 16 Jul 2026 IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinionIMCO-AM-791061 1 amendment to this article.
  5. 27 Jul 2026 ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft reportCJ72-AM-791072 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
  6. 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 46 in this text
  7. 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 46 in this text
  8. 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 46 in this text

Paragraph 1

Changed by the Commission

Parliament amendments 1

1 would delete the first sentence.

  1. 339 Deletion Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO Deletes the first sentence

    Tracker noteThe amendment names this article, but which paragraph or point it changes has not been automatically established, so it is not yet linked to a specific point.

    (b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted: 1a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’

    Tabled by
    Virginie Joron
    Group
    PfE
    Targets
    Data Act Article 46
    Document
    IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point b / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 46

Paragraph 1a

Added by the Commission

Parliament amendments 2

2 would delete the wording. Deletion amendments come from ECR and PfE.

  1. 339 Deletion Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO Deletes the first sentence

    Text and details of Amendment 339 under paragraph 1

  2. 910 Deletion Julie Rechagneux +7ECR, PfE · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the Commission’s wording

    (b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted: 1a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’

    Tabled by
    Julie Rechagneux, Mélanie Disdier, Aleksandar Nikolic, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Alexandre Varaut, Fabrice Leggeri, Marion Maréchal, Christophe Bay
    Group
    ECR, PfE
    Targets
    Data Act Article 46(1a)
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point b / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 46 – paragraph 1a (new)