It has proved controversial because critics worry the agreement would favour the interests of large companies at the expense of citizens' rights and see its possible application in the online sphere as a threat to people's privacy and human rights.
Lai pieņemtu jaunu nolīgumu, būs jāuzsāk jauna procedūra, sākot no Komisijas priekšlikuma līdz Padomes mandātam, sarunām, parakstam u.t.t.