# Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)

European Parliament procedure 2012/0011(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee IMCO / ITRE / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 4,027 committee amendments tabled by 114 Members between 2012-11-08 and 2013-03-08.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the General Data Protection Regulation, governing the processing and free movement of personal data. Amendments rework the data protection impact assessment and prior notification duties of controllers and processors, including thresholds for SMEs, and revise the lawful grounds for processing such as consent, legal obligation, performance of a contract and the controller's legitimate interests, with provisions on pseudonymised, anonymised and sensitive data.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | PPE | 485 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37324.md |
| Jens ROHDE | Denmark | ALDE | 376 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96710.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 310 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Amelia ANDERSDOTTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 218 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108570.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 193 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | PPE | 185 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96668.md |
| Dimitrios DROUTSAS | Greece | S&D | 183 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107977.md |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 180 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Jürgen CREUTZMANN | Germany | ALDE | 176 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96873.md |
| Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA | Spain | PPE | 173 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28397.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 142 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Rafał TRZASKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 136 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96773.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 136 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 128 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |

## Official source documents

- PE500.411: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.411+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE500.695: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.695+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE502.053: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.053+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE502.055: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.055+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE502.174: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.174+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE504.340: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.340+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0011-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0011-COD.json

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