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The EU's child sexual abuse regulation, in brief

The Commission proposed it on 11 May 2022. As of 28 October 2026 it is still being negotiated, and the rules on detection obligations are the part still open.1, 2

Checked 28 October 2026 against the sources. This page describes a proposal. It is not legal advice.

Where it stands

Interinstitutional file 2022/0155(COD), negotiated between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.3

  1. The Commission adopts the proposal.1
  2. Parliament's civil liberties committee adopts its report; the decision to enter negotiations is confirmed on 22 November 2023.1
  3. Member states' ambassadors agree a partial mandate for negotiations with Parliament.1
  4. Fifth trilogue: provisional agreement on almost all provisions "with the exception of detection".3
  5. A trilogue dedicated to "reaching general political agreement on detection obligations and own-initiative searches". Parliament's rapporteur says the tasks of the new EU Centre are agreed and work on the rest continues.1, 2

We found no published agreement on detection as of 28 October 2026.

Questions people ask

Has the EU child sexual abuse regulation passed?

No. Parliament and the Council were still negotiating in September 2026, with detection the open question.1, 2

What will the EU Centre do?

According to Parliament's rapporteur, it will receive reports of abuse material from providers, check they are not unfounded, send them to the authorities, keep a database of indicators of known material, and search publicly accessible content.2

Sources 3
  1. Overview of the current legislative proposals under the Irish Presidency (13051/26, 29 September 2026), Council of the European Union. Read 28 October 2026.
  2. Combating child sexual abuse: rapporteur hails deal on new EU agency's tasks, 30 September 2026, European Parliament. Read 28 October 2026 from the Internet Archive copy of 1 October 2026.
  3. Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse: outcome of the trilogue on 29 June 2026 and next steps (11501/26, 7 July 2026), Council of the European Union. Read 28 October 2026.

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