Amendments as tabled
Nine amendments, each tabled separately · JURI draft opinion
38 ~Alternative Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “data holder or data subject”
(i)
thesuchvalue-addedother services are explicitly requested by theuserdata holder or data subject;Justification
This amendment clarifies that value-added services may only be provided at the explicit request of the relevant data holder or data subject and that data may only be used for the specific requested service. This strengthens user control, purpose limitation and legal certainty within data intermediation services.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Data Act Article 32c(d)(i)
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 35
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
39 ~Alternative Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the data are not used for other purposes than performing the requested service;”
(ii) the data are not used for other purposes than performing the
value-addedrequested service;Justification
This amendment clarifies that value-added services may only be provided at the explicit request of the relevant data holder or data subject and that data may only be used for the specific requested service. This strengthens user control, purpose limitation and legal certainty within data intermediation services.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Data Act Article 32c(d)(ii)
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 36
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
40 ~Alternative Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “separate legal person that is legally, organisationally and operationally”
(iii) the value-added services are offered through a
functionallyseparate legal person that is legally, organisationally and operationally separateentityfrom the data intermediation service provider;Justification
This amendment strengthens the independence and neutrality of data intermediation services by requiring a clear legal, organisational and operational separation between intermediation activities and other commercial services. This helps reduce conflicts of interest, improve trust and prevent the indirect exploitation of shared data.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Data Act Article 32c(d)(iii)
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 36
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
41 ~Alternative Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the undertaking seeking to offer the other services is not designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925;”
(iv) the undertaking seeking to offer the
value-addedother services is not designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925;Justification
This amendment improves the clarity and consistency of the provision by referring more broadly to ‘other services’ rather than ‘value-added services’. It helps ensure that neutrality and anti-tying safeguards apply to all additional commercial services linked to data intermediation activities.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Data Act Article 32c(d)(iv)
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 37
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
42 ~Alternative Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the commercial terms, including pricing, for the provision of data intermediation services to a data holder or data user are not dependent upon…”
(v) the commercial terms, including pricing, for the provision of data intermediation services to a data holder or data user are not dependent upon whether the data holder or data user uses
value-addedother services provided by the data intermediation services provider or by a related entity;Justification
This amendment improves the clarity and consistency of the provision by referring more broadly to ‘other services’ rather than ‘value-added services’. It helps ensure that neutrality and anti-tying safeguards apply to all additional commercial services linked to data intermediation activities.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- Data Act Article 32c
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point d – point v
43 +Addition Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the data intermediation service providers shall not use data made available through their services for advertising, profiling, ranking, price…”
(ea)the data intermediation service providers shall not use data made available through their services for advertising, profiling, ranking, price discrimination, training of AI systems or any purpose other than putting those data at the disposal of data users in accordance with the instructions of the data holder or data subject;
Justification
This amendment strengthens the neutrality and trustworthiness of data intermediation services by prohibiting the secondary commercial exploitation of data made available through such services. It helps ensure that data intermediation providers act solely as neutral facilitators and not as entities monetising or repurposing shared data for their own commercial interests.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 38
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
44 +Addition Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the data intermediation services provider ensures that the procedure for access to its service is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory for data…”
(eb)the data intermediation services provider ensures that the procedure for access to its service is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory for data subjects and data holders, as well as for data users, including with regard to prices and terms of service;
Justification
This amendment strengthens fairness and neutrality obligations for data intermediation services by ensuring that access conditions, pricing and terms of service remain transparent and non-discriminatory for all parties involved.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
45 +Addition Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the data intermediation services provider maintains a log record of the data intermediation activity;”
(ec)the data intermediation services provider maintains a log record of the data intermediation activity;
Justification
This amendment improves accountability and traceability by requiring data intermediation service providers to maintain records of their intermediation activities.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 39
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
46 +Addition Brando BenifeiRapporteur · JURI “the data intermediation services provider takes necessary technical or organisational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security for the…”
(ed)the data intermediation services provider takes necessary technical or organisational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security for the storage, processing and transmission of non-personal data.
- Rapporteur
- Brando Benifei
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Document
- JURI draft opinion
- Printed header
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 / Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 / Article 32c – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)