Recital 44c

Source: ST 13886/26, page 42

Also numbered 44cThe Council texts of 10 June and 18 June 2026 print a different recital 44c. The tracker keeps it as a separate provision: Recital 44g.

Changes since3 September 2026ST 12535/26, Recital 44c

Same wording as in the Council text of 3 September 2026. Every text of this provision

Text as printed

Same wording since 3 September · Changes since the Commission proposal

Consent should not be required, where placing of information on or gaining access to information stored is necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by user or subscriber. This should include placing of information or gaining access to information stored for the purpose of ensuring certain functionalities necessary for the service explicitly requested by the user or subscriber. This could include memorising the user’s choices and selected elements such as, among others, the user’s language settings, configuration choices, items placed in shopping baskets, information to facilitate filling in of online forms, or functionalities of a requested service related to information on vehicles.