Procedure

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 decision, 2nd reading

Subjects: Protection of privacy and data protection · Electronic and mobile communications, personal communications · International information networks and society, internet

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

Committee amendments tabled
10 Feb 2026
Plenary vote — Adopted
11 Mar 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Rejected
11 Mar 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal
Plenary vote — Rejected
26 Mar 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Adopted
7 Jul 2026 · On the decision
Plenary vote — Rejected
9 Jul 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal · amendment 1
In progress — not yet concluded

Amendments

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Members

tabled at least one

Committee

10 Feb 2026

Dates

Plenary votes

48 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group					Shift
EPP	For98%	For95%	Against84%	For95%	consistent
S&D	For84%	For97%	For90%	For59%	consistent
Renew	For84%	For78%	For49%	Against65%	For → Against
Greens/EFA	Against91%	For94%	Against70%	Against94%	consistent
ECR	For87%	For55%	Abstained47%	Against67%	For → Against
The Left	Against93%	For58%	Against89%	Against97%	consistent
Patriots	For73%	Against41%	For48%	Against88%	For → Against
ESN	Against50%	Against64%	Against89%	Against100%	consistent
Non-attached	Against81%	Against78%	Against62%	Against92%	consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Positions are shown on the text itself: on a rejection motion, a vote for rejection counts as against the text. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 27 earlier votes
1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 7 Jul 2026Main voteAdopted
  On the decision
  Official label: Demande de décision d'urgence · what was voted ↗
  331 for304 against11 abstentions73 did not vote
  Decided by 27 votes. The contested ground: S&D (split 80 For / 39 Against) · Patriots (split 34 For / 35 Against) · Renew (split 28 For / 46 Against)
  Broke with their group’s line119 Members voted against their group’s majority
  Adam BIELAN
  ECR
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  Adrian-George AXINIA
  ECR
  Voted For
  Anna ZALEWSKA
  ECR
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  Assita KANKO
  ECR
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  Bert-Jan RUISSEN
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  Bogdan RZOŃCA
  ECR
  Voted For
  Geadis GEADI
  ECR
  Voted For
  Georgiana TEODORESCU
  ECR
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5. 9 Jul 2026Adopted
  On amendment 30 · text to be inserted after paragraph 2 · article 1
  Official label: Article 1, après le § 2 - Am 30 · what was voted ↗
  369 for236 against6 abstentions108 did not vote
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6. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 10 · point 4 · article 2
  Official label: Article 2, après le point 4 - Am 10 · what was voted ↗
  161 for433 against12 abstentions113 did not vote
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7. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 11 · point 4 · article 2
  Official label: Article 2, après le point 4 - Am 11 · what was voted ↗
  120 for433 against52 abstentions114 did not vote
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8. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 12 · point 4 · article 2
  Official label: Article 2, après le point 4 - Am 12 · what was voted ↗
  158 for433 against11 abstentions117 did not vote
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9. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 13 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 13 · what was voted ↗
  119 for434 against51 abstentions115 did not vote
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10. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 26 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 26 PC1 = 31 PC1 = 4 PC1 = · what was voted ↗
  345 for237 against18 abstentions119 did not vote
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11. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 14 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 14 · what was voted ↗
  160 for433 against11 abstentions115 did not vote
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12. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 15 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 15 · what was voted ↗
  161 for430 against10 abstentions118 did not vote
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13. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 26 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 26 PC2 = 31 PC2 = 4 PC2 = · what was voted ↗
  346 for254 against3 abstentions116 did not vote
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14. 9 Jul 2026Adopted
  On amendment 26 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a - Am 26 PC3 = 31 PC3 = 6 = 21 = · what was voted ↗
  362 for235 against5 abstentions117 did not vote
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15. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 5 · paragraph 1 · sub-point i · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point a, après le sous-point i - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
  322 for255 against36 abstentions106 did not vote
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16. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 27 · paragraph 1 · point a · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, après le point a - Am 27 · what was voted ↗
  175 for408 against22 abstentions114 did not vote
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17. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 16 · paragraph 1 · point b · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point b - Am 16 · what was voted ↗
  154 for421 against19 abstentions125 did not vote
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18. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 17S · paragraph 1 · point d · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point d - Am 17S · what was voted ↗
  86 for479 against41 abstentions113 did not vote
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19. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 18 · paragraph 1 · sub-point iii · point g · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point g, sous-point iii - Am 18 · what was voted ↗
  119 for436 against51 abstentions113 did not vote
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20. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 19 · paragraph 1 · sub-point vii · point g · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point g, sous-point vii - Am 19 · what was voted ↗
  110 for432 against62 abstentions115 did not vote
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21. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 20 · paragraph 1 · point j · article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1, point j - Am 20 · what was voted ↗
  142 for434 against30 abstentions113 did not vote
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22. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 28 · article 3
  Official label: Après l'article 3 - Am 28 · what was voted ↗
  175 for399 against23 abstentions122 did not vote
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23. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 29 · article 11
  Official label: Article 11 - Am 29 · what was voted ↗
  353 for254 against7 abstentions105 did not vote
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24. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 22 · text to be inserted after recital 5
  Official label: Après le considérant 5 - Am 22 · what was voted ↗
  164 for425 against14 abstentions116 did not vote
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25. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 23 · text to be inserted after recital 8
  Official label: Après le considérant 8 - Am 23 · what was voted ↗
  170 for412 against19 abstentions118 did not vote
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26. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 3 · recital 11
  Official label: Considérant 11 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  257 for292 against59 abstentions111 did not vote
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27. 9 Jul 2026Rejected
  On amendment 24 · text to be inserted after recital 13
  Official label: Après le considérant 13 - Am 24 · what was voted ↗
  162 for424 against18 abstentions115 did not vote
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9 Jul 2026Rejected
On amendment 25 · recital 32
Official label: Considérant 32 - Am 25 · what was voted ↗
157 for385 against20 abstentions157 did not vote
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9 Jul 2026Rejected
On a motion to reject the proposal · under Parliament's rules
Official label: Proposition de rejet (article 68, paragraphe 4, du règlement) · what was voted ↗
276 for286 against30 abstentions127 did not vote
Decided by 10 votes. The contested ground: Renew (split 38 For / 29 Against) · ECR (split 28 For / 30 Against) · S&D (split 20 For / 62 Against)
Broke with their group’s line89 Members voted against their group’s majority
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9 Jul 2026Main voteRejected
On a motion to reject the proposal · amendment 1
Official label: Proposition de rejet - Am 1 = 2 = 7 = · what was voted ↗
314 for276 against17 abstentions112 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 48 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

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