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European Union: Council adopted its position at first reading to extend Regulation 2021/1232 on derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028

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Council adopted its position at first reading to extend Regulation 2021/1232 on derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028

On 2 July 2026, the Council adopted its first-reading position on the regulation to extend the derogation set out in Regulation 2021/1232 until 3 April 2028. This derogation provides an exception from Articles 5(1) and 6(1) of the ePrivacy Directive…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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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…

2026-07-02
under deliberation

On 2 July 2026, the Council adopted its first-reading position on the regulation to extend the dero…

2026-07-09
under deliberation

On 9 July 2026, the European Parliament adopted amendments to the Council position on a proposal ex…

2026-07-24
adopted

On 24 July 2026, the Council adopted the Regulation extending the Interim Regulation's derogation f…