Data Act (European Union)
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 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 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]
The act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 December 2023.[2]
History
The 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]
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
- Data Governance Act
- General Data Protection Regulation
- Artificial Intelligence Act
- Digital Services Act
- Digital Markets Act
- European Health Data Space
References
- ^ "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
- 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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