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Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

2025/0429(COD)·10th term·LIBE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·In progressAwaiting Council's 1st reading position
Subjects: Protection of privacy and data protection · Electronic and mobile communications, personal communications · International information networks and society, internet
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): SIPPEL Birgit (S&D)
Summary

This procedure creates a temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse. The amendments extend the existing voluntary regime while adding safeguards: protecting end-to-end encryption, restricting scanning to known child sexual abuse material in videos and images, requiring accuracy and human confirmation, and invoking the Charter of Fundamental Rights and proportionality. Several propose different end dates or oppose extending voluntary scanning.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    10 Feb 2026 · including EP official documents, Feb–Jul 2026
  2. Plenary vote — Adopted
    11 Mar 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  3. Plenary vote — Rejected
    11 Mar 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal
  4. Plenary vote — Rejected
    26 Mar 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  5. In progress — not yet concluded
35
Amendments
tabled Feb–Jul 2026 (EP official documents)
11
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee(s)
10 Feb 2026
Dates

Plenary votes

19 roll-call votes

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Where each group stood at the decisive votes

GroupShift
EPPFor98%For95%Against84%For → Against
S&DFor84%For97%For90%consistent
RenewFor84%For78%For49%consistent
Greens/EFAAgainst91%For94%Against70%consistent
ECRFor87%For55%Abstained47%For → Abstained
The LeftAgainst93%For58%Against89%consistent
PatriotsFor73%Against41%For48%consistent
ESNAgainst50%Against64%Against89%consistent
Non-attachedAgainst81%Against78%Against62%consistent

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  1. Show the 16 earlier votes
    1. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 1 — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
      540 for21 against60 abstentions97 did not vote
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    2. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 5 — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
      235 for203 against174 abstentions106 did not vote
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    3. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 2 (part 1 of a split vote) — Regulation 2021/1232 — point b — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point b - Am 2/1 · what was voted ↗
      469 for77 against70 abstentions102 did not vote
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    4. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 2 (part 2 of a split vote) — Regulation 2021/1232 — point b — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point b - Am 2/2 · what was voted ↗
      334 for251 against25 abstentions108 did not vote
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    5. 11 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 3 — Regulation 2021/1232 — article 1
      Official label: Article 1 - paragraphe 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 10 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
      488 for92 against45 abstentions93 did not vote
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    6. 11 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 10 — text to be inserted after recital 3
      Official label: Après le considérant 3 - Am 10 · what was voted ↗
      195 for424 against8 abstentions91 did not vote
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    7. 11 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 18 — text to be inserted after recital 4
      Official label: Après le considérant 4 - Am 18 · what was voted ↗
      270 for325 against9 abstentions114 did not vote
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    8. 11 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 12 — text to be inserted after recital 5
      Official label: Après le considérant 5 - Am 12 · what was voted ↗
      201 for413 against9 abstentions95 did not vote
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    9. 11 Mar 2026Main voteRejected
      On a motion to reject the proposal
      Official label: Proposition de rejet · what was voted ↗
      172 for435 against14 abstentions97 did not vote
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    10. 11 Mar 2026Main voteAdopted
      On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
      Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
      458 for103 against63 abstentions94 did not vote
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    11. 26 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 30 (part 1 of a split vote) — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 30/1 · what was voted ↗
      303 for314 against19 abstentions82 did not vote
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    12. 26 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 34 — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 34 · what was voted ↗
      307 for306 against24 abstentions81 did not vote
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    13. 26 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 35 — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 35 · what was voted ↗
      210 for312 against114 abstentions82 did not vote
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    14. 26 Mar 2026Adopted
      On amendment 36 — Regulation 2021/1232 — point a — article 1
      Official label: Avant l'article 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 3 - paragraphe 1 - point a - Am 36 · what was voted ↗
      325 for298 against13 abstentions82 did not vote
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    15. 26 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 33 — Regulation 2021/1232 — article 1 — subparagraph 1
      Official label: Article 1 - alinéa 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 10 - Am 33 · what was voted ↗
      125 for394 against115 abstentions84 did not vote
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    16. 26 Mar 2026Rejected
      On amendment 31 — Regulation 2021/1232 — article 1 — subparagraph 1
      Official label: Article 1 - alinéa 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 10 - Am 31 · what was voted ↗
      304 for306 against28 abstentions80 did not vote
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  2. 26 Mar 2026Adopted
    On amendment 29 — Regulation 2021/1232 — article 1 — subparagraph 1
    Official label: Article 1 - alinéa 1; Règlement (UE) 2021/1232 - Article 10 - Am 29 · what was voted ↗
    344 for236 against54 abstentions84 did not vote
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  3. 26 Mar 2026Rejected
    On amendment 32 — text to be inserted after recital 4
    Official label: Après le considérant 4 - Am 32 · what was voted ↗
    247 for301 against80 abstentions90 did not vote
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  4. 26 Mar 2026Main voteRejected
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    228 for311 against92 abstentions87 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Statistical baseline — not a forecast

How groups usually vote on similar files

Based on 107 past main roll-call votes on LIBE-responsible procedures, Jul 2019 → 2026-07-04.

EPPusually FOR85% FOR over 17,053 votes
S&Dusually FOR89% FOR over 13,165 votes
Renewusually FOR90% FOR over 9,245 votes
Greens/EFAusually FOR64% FOR over 6,569 votes
ECRusually AGAINST50% FOR over 6,569 votes
The Leftusually FOR50% FOR over 3,713 votes
Patriotsusually FOR60% FOR over 1,934 votes
IDusually AGAINST37% FOR over 4,495 votes
ESNusually FOR51% FOR over 633 votes
Non-attachedusually FOR53% FOR over 3,497 votes

Statistical baseline from past roll-call votes; not a forecast. · roll-call votes only

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Official amendment documents

PE784.377 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

11 Members · by amendment count
1🇨🇿
Markéta GREGOROVÁ
Greens / EFA · Czechia
13(13 solo)
2🇪🇸
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Patriots for Europe · Spain
10
3🇵🇹
António TÂNGER CORRÊA
Patriots for Europe · Portugal
10
4🇧🇬
Nikola MINCHEV
Renew Europe · Bulgaria
6
5🇸🇮
Irena JOVEVA
Renew Europe · Slovenia
6
6🇫🇮
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
European Conservatives & Reformists · Finland
2(2 solo)
7🇷🇴
Georgiana TEODORESCU
European Conservatives & Reformists · Romania
1(1 solo)
8🇪🇸
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Spain
1(1 solo)
9🇩🇪
Martin SONNEBORN
Non-attached · Germany
1
10🇩🇪
Sibylle BERG
Non-attached · Germany
1
11🇪🇸
Javier ZARZALEJOS
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
1(1 solo)

The amendments, in full text

35 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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