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European Union: European Commission proposed Regulation extending Interim Regulation's derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028 (2025/0429)

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European Commission proposed Regulation extending Interim Regulation's derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028 (2025/0429)

On 19 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a Regulation (2025/0429) to extend the applicability of the Interim Regulation's (Regulation (EU) 2021/1232) derogation from the ePrivacy Directive to support the detection of child sexual abuse …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-12-19
under deliberation

On 19 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a Regulation (2025/0429) to extend the applic…

2026-02-16
under deliberation

On 17 February 2026, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued Opinion 7/2026 on the Eu…

2026-03-11
under deliberation

On 11 March 2026, the European Parliament amended the proposal to change the extension date of Regu…

2026-03-26
rejected

On 26 March 2026, the European Parliament rejected the proposal to extend Regulation (EU) 2021/1232…