European Union: Recommendations on legal basis for requiring accounts on e-commerce websites (2/2025)

Progress

Current status

in consultation

12 Feb 2026 processing consultation

04 Dec 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: e-commerce

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

data protection authority

Implementation Level

supranational

Timeline of events

12 Feb 2026

processing consultation

European Data Protection Board closes consultation on recommendations on legal basis for requiring accounts on e-commerce websites (2/2025)

On 12 February 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) closes the consultation on the recommendations concerning the legal basis for requiring the creation of user accounts on e-commerce websites (2/2025). The recommendations address the com…

Source

Event type outline

Action type consultation closed

Government branch executive

Government body data protection authority

04 Dec 2025

in consultation

European Data Protection Board opened consultation on recommendations on legal basis for requiring accounts on e-commerce websites (2/2025)

On 4 December 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) opened a consultation on its recommendations concerning the legal basis for requiring the creation of user accounts on e-commerce websites (2/2025) until 12 February 2026. These recommend…

Source

Event type outline

Action type consultation opened