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- Article 1 Subject matter and scope
- Article 2 Definitions
- Article 3 Obligation to make product data and related service data accessible to the user
- Article 4 The rights and obligations of users and data holders with regard to access, use and making available product data and related service data
- Article 5 Right of the user to share data with third parties
- Article 6 Obligations of third parties receiving data at the request of the user
- Article 7 Scope of business-to-consumer and business-to-business data sharing obligations
- Article 8 Conditions under which data holders make data available to data recipients
- Article 9 Compensation for making data available
- Article 10 Dispute settlement
- Article 11 Technical protection measures on the unauthorised use or disclosure of data
- Article 12 Scope of obligations for data holders obliged pursuant to Union law to make data available
- Article 13 Unfair contractual terms unilaterally imposed on another enterprise
- Article 14 Obligation to make data available on the basis of an exceptional need
- Article 15 Exceptional need to use data
- Article 16 Relationship with other obligations to make data available to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies
- Article 17 Requests for data to be made available
- Article 18 Compliance with requests for data
- Article 19 Obligations of public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies
- Article 20 Compensation in cases of an exceptional need
- Article 21 Sharing of data obtained in the context of an exceptional need with research organisations or statistical bodies
- Article 22 Mutual assistance and cross-border cooperation
- Article 23 Removing obstacles to effective switching
- Article 24 Scope of the technical obligations
- Article 25 Contractual terms concerning switching
- Article 26 Information obligation of providers of data processing services
- Article 27 Obligation of good faith
- Article 28 Contractual transparency obligations on international access and transfer
- Article 29 Gradual withdrawal of switching charges
- Article 30 Technical aspects of switching
- Article 31 Specific regime for certain data processing services
- Article 32 International governmental access and transfer
- Article 33 Essential requirements regarding interoperability of data, of data sharing mechanisms and services, as well as of common European data spaces
- Article 34 Interoperability for the purposes of in-parallel use of data processing services
- Article 35 Interoperability of data processing services
- Article 36 Essential requirements regarding smart contracts for executing data sharing agreements
- Article 37 Competent authorities and data coordinators
- Article 38 Right to lodge a complaint
- Article 39 Right to an effective judicial remedy
- Article 40 Penalties
- Article 41 Model contractual terms and standard contractual clauses
- Article 42 Role of the EDIB
- Article 43 Databases containing certain data
- Article 44 Other Union legal acts governing rights and obligations on data access and use
- Article 45 Exercise of the delegation
- Article 46 Committee procedure
- Article 47 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394
- Article 48 Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
- Article 49 Evaluation and review
- Article 50 Entry into force and application
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II
BUSINESS TO CONSUMER AND BUSINESS TO BUSINESS DATA SHARING
CHAPTER III
OBLIGATIONS FOR DATA HOLDERS OBLIGED TO MAKE DATA AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO UNION LAW
CHAPTER IV
UNFAIR CONTRACTUAL TERMS RELATED TO DATA ACCESS AND USE BETWEEN ENTERPRISES
CHAPTER V
MAKING DATA AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES, THE COMMISSION, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND UNION BODIES ON THE BASIS OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NEED
CHAPTER VI
SWITCHING BETWEEN DATA PROCESSING SERVICES
CHAPTER VII
UNLAWFUL INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS AND TRANSFER OF NON-PERSONAL DATA
CHAPTER VIII
INTEROPERABILITY
CHAPTER IX
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER X
SUI GENERIS RIGHT UNDER DIRECTIVE 96/9/EC
CHAPTER XI
FINAL PROVISIONS
- data
- metadata
- personal data
- non-personal data
- connected product
- related service
- processing
- data processing service
- same service type
- data intermediation service
- data subject
- user
- data holder
- data recipient
- product data
- related service data
- readily available data
- trade secret
- trade secret holder
- profiling
- making available on the market
- placing on the market
- consumer
- enterprise
- small enterprise
- microenterprise
- Union bodies
- public sector body
- public emergency
- customer
- virtual assistants
- digital assets
- on-premises ICT infrastructure
- switching
- data egress charges
- switching charges
- functional equivalence
- exportable data
- smart contract
- interoperability
- common specifications
- harmonised standard
- european 52
- council 51
- parliament 43
- oj l 35
- eu / 23
- regulation 15
- no / 14
- regulation 12
- data 12
- repealing 11
- amending 9
- protection 9
- digital 8
- //ec 8
- directive 8
- electronic 7
- may 7
- directive //ec 7
- directive //ec 7
- shall 7
- september 6
- services 6
- april 6
- july 5
- consumer 5
- information 5
- market 5
- apply 5
- union 5
- concerning 5
- contracts 4
- 4
- from 4
- sector 4
- directive //eec 4
- rights 4
- and //ec 3
- personal 3
- directives //ec 3
- oj c 3
- no //ec 3
- of october 3
- free 3
- decision 3
- criminal 3
- after 3
- certain 3
- statistical 3
- aspects 3
- related 3
Article 50
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 12 September 2025.
The obligation resulting from Article 3(1) shall apply to connected_products and the services related to them placed on the market after 12 September 2026.
Chapter III shall apply in relation to obligations to make data available under Union law or national legislation adopted in accordance with Union law, which enters into force after 12 September 2025.
Chapter IV shall apply to contracts concluded after 12 September 2025.
Chapter IV shall apply from 12 September 2027 to contracts concluded on or before 12 September 2025 provided that they are:
| (a) | of indefinite duration; or |
| (b) | due to expire at least 10 years from 11 January 2024. |
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 13 December 2023.
For the European Parliament
The President
R. METSOLA
For the Council
The President
P. NAVARRO RÍOS
(1) OJ C 402, 19.10.2022, p. 5.
(2) OJ C 365, 23.9.2022, p. 18.
(3) OJ C 375, 30.9.2022, p. 112.
(4) Position of the European Parliament of 9 November 2023 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 27 November 2023.
(5) Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
(6) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
(7) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
(8) Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).
(9) Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29).
(10) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).
(11) Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64).
(12) Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online (OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 79).
(13) Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1).
(14) Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings and for the execution of custodial sentences following criminal proceedings (OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 118).
(15) Directive (EU) 2023/1544 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 laying down harmonised rules on the designation of designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings (OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 181).
(16) Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 1).
(17) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73).
(18) Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70).
(19) Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10).
(20) Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 45).
(21) Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92).
(22) Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act) (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 1).
(23) Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information ( trade_secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1).
(24) Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers (OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 27).
(25) Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).
(26) Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1).
(27) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
(28) Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
(29) Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20).
(30) Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 59).
(31) Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services (OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 1).
(32) Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector and amending Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 600/2014, (EU) No 909/2014 and (EU) 2016/1011 (OJ L 333, 27.12.2022, p. 1).
(33) Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12).
(34) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
(35) Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82).
(36) Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1).
(37) Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 409, 4.12.2020, p. 1).
(38) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
(39) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
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