The Data Act is a European Union regulation which aims to facilitate and promote the exchange and use of data within the European Economic Area.[1]
| European Union regulation | |
| Text with EEA relevance | |
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| Title | Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act) |
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| Made by | European Parliament and Council of the European Union |
| Made under | Article 114 of the TFEU |
| Journal reference | L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023 |
| History | |
| Date made | 13 December 2023 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | COM/2022/68 final - 2022/0047/COD |
| Current legislation | |
The act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 December 2023.[2]
History
editThe European Commission was expected to formally present the act in the fourth quarter of 2021.[3][4] Notwithstanding, the proposal was formally issued on 23 February 2022.[5]
European (harmonised) standards may be drafted by the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) following standardisation requests from the European Commission in order to support the application of the requirement that 'products shall be designed and manufactured, and related services shall be provided, in such a manner that data generated by their use are, by default, easily, securely and, where relevant and appropriate, directly accessible to the user'. In addition, European standards and technical specifications in the meaning of Article II of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 on European Standardisation may also support the issuing of "standard" contracts or transparency on how data will be used.[6]
A draft of the proposed act had earlier been leaked on 2 February 2022,[7] and was swiftly opposed by industry.[8]
If implemented in its proposed form the Act would impact on data rights current under Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (the Database Directive).[5]: Chapter X
On 27 June 2023, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the final version. This was adopted by the Council on 27 November 2023 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 December 2023.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "EU's possible Data Act: What can we anticipate from the Inception Impact Assessment and the Consultation?". Data Protection Report. 2021-07-05. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "EUR-Lex - 32023R2854 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Stolton, Samuel (6 January 2021). "2021: A new European digital generation". Euractiv. Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ European Commission. "Data Act & amended rules on the legal protection of databases". ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b European Commission (23 February 2022). Data Act: Proposal for a Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (text with EEA significance). Brussels, Belgium: European Commission. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ Genorma.com (2022-02-23). "European harmonised Standards and the EU Data Act". Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Bertuzzi, Luca (2 February 2022). "LEAK: Data Act's proposed rules for data sharing, cloud switching, interoperability". Euractiv. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Bertuzzi, Luca (3 February 2022). "Industry readies to fight the Commission's Data Act proposal". Euractiv. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Data Act: Council adopts new law on fair access to and use of data". 2023-11-27.
External links
edit- European Parliament Legislative Train Schedule
- European Commission Press, background to Data Act: Commission proposes measures to boost data sharing and support European data spaces
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