General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation
Laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
- Stage
- In force, reached 12 Dec 2025
- In force
- In force since 1 Jan 2026 · CELEX 32025R2518
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Markéta Gregorová (Greens/EFA)
- Lead DG
- DG JUST
- Commissioner
- Didier Reynders
- Council configuration
- Justice and Home Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 12 Dec 2025
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 16; TFEU_2016 Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 12 Dec 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 31 dates, 4 Jul 2023 to 25 Jun 2025
- 4 Jul 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 7 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Jul 2023
- Referred to committee
- 4 Sept 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Further specifying procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation, 16 responses · Commission
- 22 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Nov 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 29 Nov 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 14 Dec 2023
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 5 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Feb 2024
- Committee report adopted
- 20 Feb 2024
- Tabled for plenary
- 10 Apr 2024
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 13 Jun 2024
- General approach by the Council
- 18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Nov 2024
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 12 Dec 2024
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 15 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 6 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 13 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 May 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 23 May 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 4 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 10 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 16 Jun 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 18 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 25 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 27 Jun 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 15 Jul 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 24 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 Oct 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 21 Oct 2025
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 17 Nov 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 26 Nov 2025
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Markéta Gregorová | Greens/EFA | CZ | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Axel Voss | EPP | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jacek Ozdoba | ECR | PL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kristian Vigenin | S&D | BG | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Michael Mcnamara | Renew | IE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Özlem Demirel | The Left | DE | LIBE |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0238/2025Parliament · 15 Jul 2025
- Agenda · PE775.517Parliament · 13 Nov 2024
- Agenda · PE775.692Parliament · 13 Nov 2024
- Text adopted · T9-0187/2024Parliament · 20 Feb 2024
- Report · A9-0045/2024Parliament · 15 Feb 2024
- Proposal · COM(2023)0348Commission · 4 Jul 2023
- Text adopted · OJ L 12.12.2025Commission
- Report · PE755.005Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE756.348Parliament
- Amendments · PE757.368Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2025/2518Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2026)01-12Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sept 2023 | 89 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation sets procedural rules for enforcing the GDPR in cross-border cases, clarifying cooperation between national data protection authorities. It strengthens privacy protection and consumer rights by standardizing enforcement mechanisms. The measure is in force, affecting data controllers, processors, and regulators across the EU.
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