The Data Act is a European Union legislative proposal that aims to create a framework which will encourage data sharing. The European Commission was expected to formally present the act in the fourth quarter of 2021. Notwithstanding, the proposal was formally issued on 23February 2022.
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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.
A draft of the proposed act had earlier been leaked on 2 February 2022,
and was swiftly opposed by industry.
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
The Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases
is a directive of the European Union in the field of copyright law, made under the internal market provisions of the T ...
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The European Data Act will not apply to the financial sector in Switzerland.
See also
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Data Governance Act
The Data Governance Act (DGA) is a legislative proposal of the European Commission that aims to create a framework which will facilitate data-sharing. The proposal was first announced within the 2020 European strategy for data and was officially p ...
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Artificial Intelligence Act
The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is a proposed regulation by the European Commission which aims to introduce a common regulatory and legal framework for artificial intelligence. Its scope encompasses all sectors (except for military), and t ...
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Digital Services Act
The Digital Services ActRegulation (EU) 2022/2065 DSA) is a Regulation in EU law to update the Electronic Commerce Directive 2000 regarding illegal content, transparent advertising, and disinformation.
It was submitted along with the Digital Mar ...
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Digital Markets Act
Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, commonly referred to as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), is an EU regulation that aims to make the digital economy fairer and more contestable. The regulation proposed by the European Commission in December 2020 was si ...
References
External links
European Parliament Legislative Train ScheduleEuropean Commission Press, background to Data Act: Commission proposes measures to boost data sharing and support European data spaces
European Digital Strategy
Policies of the European Union
Data laws of Europe
Database law
Draft European Union laws
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