Data Act: what it means for Technology & Digital
The Data Act is part of the EU rulebook for technology & digital. Its subject matter covers data act — core to the sector.
Data Act is on the Technology & Digital rulebook because its official title matches data act. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.
What the act does
to set harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act). PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND : the volume of data generated by humans and machines has been increasing exponentially in recent years. Most data are unused however, or its value is concentrated in the hands of relatively few large companies. It is therefore crucial to unlock such potential by providing opportunities for the reuse of…
Why it matters for Technology & Digital
Digital and software companies are squarely in scope of the EU's new tech rulebook — AI, platform regulation, cybersecurity and data. These are the EU acts that most often apply.
Data Act sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers data act. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
The rest of the Technology & Digital rulebook
Every other EU file in scope for Technology & Digital.
- Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1732 of 17 June 202432024R1732
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)32024R1689
- Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act)32022R2065
- Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)32022R1925
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (Cyber Resilience Act)32024R2847
- Regulation (EU) 2022/868 on European data governance (Data Governance Act)32022R0868
Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.
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