The Articles of the European ePrivacy Regulation



The Articles of the ePrivacy Regulation (Council Proposal 10.02.2021).

The full name of the proposal: General Secretariat of the Council, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications) - Mandate for negotiations with EP, Brussels, 10 February 2021.


Preamble 1 to 43.

Preamble 1 to 10, ePrivacy Regulation (Proposal 10.02.2021).

Preamble 11 to 20, ePrivacy Regulation (Proposal 10.02.2021).

Preamble 21 to 30, ePrivacy Regulation (Proposal 10.02.2021).

Preamble 31 to 43, ePrivacy Regulation (Proposal 10.02.2021).


CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.


Article 1, Subject matter, ePrivacy_Regulation. (Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 2, Material Scope, ePrivacy_Regulation. (Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 3, Territorial scope and representative, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 4, Definitions, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 4a, Consent, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


CHAPTER II: PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF END-USERS AND OF THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR TERMINAL EQUIPMENT.


Article 5, Confidentiality of electronic communications data, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 6, Permitted processing of electronic communications data, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 6a, Permitted processing of electronic communications content, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 6b, Permitted processing of electronic communications metadata, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 6c, Compatible processing of electronic communications metadata, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 7, Storage and erasure of electronic communications data , ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 8, Protection of end-users' terminal equipment information, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 9 deleted.


Article 10 deleted.


Article 11, Restrictions, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


CHAPTER III: END-USERS' RIGHTS TO CONTROL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.


Article 12, Presentation and restriction of calling and connected line identification, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 13, Exceptions to presentation and restriction of calling and connected line identification in relation to emergency communications, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 14, Blocking Unwanted, malicious or nuisance calls, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 15, Publicly available directories, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 16, Unsolicited and direct marketing communications,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 17 deleted.


CHAPTER IV: INDEPENDENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES AND ENFORCEMENT.


Article 18, Supervisory authorities,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 19, European Data Protection Board,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 20, Cross-border cooperation,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


CHAPTER V: REMEDIES, LIABILITY AND PENALTIES.


Article 21, Remedies,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 22, Right to compensation and liability,ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 23, General conditions for imposing administrative fines, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 24, Penalties, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


CHAPTER VI: DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS.


Article 25, Exercise of the delegation, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 26, Committee, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


CHAPTER VII: FINAL PROVISIONS.


Article 27, Repeal, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 28, Monitoring and evaluation clause, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Article 29, Entry into force and application, ePrivacy_Regulation.(Proposal_10.02.2021).


Note: This is not the final text of the ePrivacy Regulation. This is the text of the ePrivacy Regulation Proposal of the Council of the European Union from 10.2.2021.



Understanding Cybersecurity in the European Union.

1. The NIS 2 Directive

2. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

3. The Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER)

4. The European Data Act

5. The European Data Governance Act (DGA)

6. The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

7. The Digital Services Act (DSA)

8. The Digital Markets Act (DMA)

9. The European Chips Act

10. The Artificial Intelligence Act

11. The Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive

12. The Framework for Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Practices (FAICP)

13. The EU Cyber Solidarity Act

14. The Digital Networks Act (DNA)

15. The European ePrivacy Regulation

16. The European Digital Identity Regulation

17. The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

18. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

19. The European Health Data Space (EHDS)

20. The European Financial Data Space (EFDS)

21. The Financial Data Access (FiDA) Regulation

22. The Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3), Payment Services Regulation (PSR)

23. The European Cyber Defence Policy

24. The Strategic Compass of the European Union

25. The EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox