Regulation (EU) 2021/12322020/0259(COD)COM(2020)568

Use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online (temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC)

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online

Stage: In force, reached 30 Jul 2021
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Birgit Sippel (S&D)
Lead DG: DG CNECT
Last activity: 13 Sept 2021

21 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Plenary sitting, 13 Sept 2021.

Show the earlier record: 7 dates, 10 Sept 2020 to 18 Jan 2021

10 Sept 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Sept 2020
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
28 Oct 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
25 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Dec 2020
- Plenary sitting
16 Dec 2020
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
18 Jan 2021
- Plenary sitting

21 Mar 2021
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Regulation enabling temporary continuation of specific child protection measures by certain communications services , 5 responses · Commission
5 Jul 2021
- Debate in plenary
6 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
7 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
12 Jul 2021
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
14 Jul 2021
- Signed
30 Jul 2021
- Published in the Official Journal
13 Sept 2021
- Plenary sitting

8 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Birgit Sippel	S&D	DE	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Annalisa Tardino	PfE	IT	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Cornelia Ernst	The Left	DE	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Jadwiga Wiśniewska	ECR	PL	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Javier Zarzalejos	EPP	ES	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Patrick Breyer	Greens/EFA	DE	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Sophia In 'T Veld	Renew	NL	LIBE
Rapporteur for opinion	Christine Anderson	PfE	DE	FEMM

39 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 30 Jun 2021. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

LIBE38

Covers 38 of the 39 amendments.

By author

Juan Fernando López Aguilar1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 1 of the 39 amendments.

By article

Article 11
Article 21
Article 31
Article 3 a (new)1
Article 3 b (new)1
Article 3 c (new)1
Article 3 d (new)1
Article 3 e (new)1
Article 3 f (new)1
Article 3 g (new)1

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Article 3 h (new)1
Article 3 i (new)1
Article 41
Recital 101
Recital 111
Recital 131
Recital 141
Recital 14 a (new)1
Recital 151
Recital 161
Recital 17 a (new)1
Recital 17 b (new)1
Recital 17 c (new)1
Recital 17 d (new)1
Recital 181
Recital 191
Recital 21
Recital 31
Recital 41
Recital 4 a1

Covers 30 of the 39 amendments.

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2916	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q4 2024

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

11 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0258/2020Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0568Parliament
Proposal · COM(2023)0797Parliament
OJ C 102 24.03.2021, p. 0004Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 274 30.07.2021, p. 0041Commission
Committee opinion · PE659.041Parliament
Report · PE660.288Parliament
Amendments · PE661.791Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2021/1232Commission
Text adopted · SP(2021)525Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0319/2021Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Regulation enabling temporary continuation of specific child protection measures by certain communications services	21 Mar 2021	5

Summary

Generated

Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 lets number-independent messaging providers process personal data to detect and report online child sexual abuse, derogating from ePrivacy confidentiality rules. It applies until 3 April 2026 and excludes audio scanning. Providers must meet conditions including data protection impact assessments, human oversight, and annual reporting.

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