EU Data Act — the verified record, live

The Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) governs access to and sharing of data generated by connected products and related services, cloud switching, and unfair contractual terms in data licensing. Its main obligations apply from September 2025, reshaping how manufacturers, cloud providers and data holders make data available to users and third parties.

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as of 2026-09-05 · refreshed from scheduled releases

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2016-07-30

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2026-07-14

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European Commission · 2026-07-14

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EU — European Commission (Data Act)last update 2026-07-02

EU — Data Act Legislative Lifecyclelast update 2025-11-19

EU — Data Act Guidancelast update 2025-09-12

EU — Data Act Normative Texts (EUR-Lex)last update 2025-09-09

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EU Data Act — the verified record, live

Latest developments

Commission collects feedback to define EU's position for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference 2027

Targeted consultation on safeguarding the EU’s data sovereignty

Consultation: Targeted consultation on safeguarding the EU’s data sovereignty

Data Act

Consultation: European Commission survey: AI in healthcare and pharmaceuticals

Targeted consultation: draft guidelines on trusted flaggers under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Consultation: Future EuroQCI activities to be supported by the European Commission

Targeted consultation on the draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk artificial intelligence systems

Consultation: Commission seeks views on the review of EU copyright rules

Consultation: Survey on the EU legal framework for health data and data driven health technologies

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