Texts to 22 Oct 2026

Data Act· Chapter VIIb

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Chapter VIIb Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026

Source Council, 22 October 2026. Chapter VIIb: ST 14756/26, page 91 · exact text page

Free flow of non-personal data within the Union

Chapter VIIb in the whole Data Act

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What each text does

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

Chapter VIIb: Text of the chapter

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

Parliament amendments 2

2 would delete the provision. Deletion amendments come from The Left.

  1. 782 Deletion João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the proposed article

    ‘CHAPTER VIIb

    Tabled by
    João Oliveira
    Group
    The Left
    Targets
    Data Act Chapter VIIb, title
    Document
    ITRE–LIBE amendments 777–1052 to the draft report
    Printed header
    Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Chapter VIIb
  2. 783 Deletion João OliveiraThe Left · ITRE–LIBE Deletes the proposed article

    Free flow of non-personal data in the Union’

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