Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application

25.3.2026 A10-0040/32/rev1

Amendment 32/rev1

Assita Kanko, Nicolas Bay

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0040/2026

Birgit Sippel

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application

(COM(2025)0797 – C10-0370/2025 – 2025/0429(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4 a) The Union remains fully committed to protecting children and to pursuing a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of sexual abuse or exploitation that threatens their safety, dignity and integrity. At the same time, the protection of children should be ensured in full respect of fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and the confidentiality of communications as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Nothing in Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 should therefore be construed as permitting, requiring or encouraging the weakening, circumvention or undermining of end-to-end encryption. Providers should remain free to offer and develop end-to-end encrypted services without restriction. The application of the derogation and any detection technologies should not interfere with or bypass end-to-end encryption, nor require the introduction of backdoors or other technical means that would compromise the integrity of encrypted communications. Any measures implemented under Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 should fully respect the essence of the rights to privacy and confidentiality of communications.

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