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EU Data Act and operative implementation

Industry: All industries · Track: Compliance

The EU Data Act's rules on access to and use of connected-product data, cloud switching, and related obligations, with operative implementation phasing in.

Status

Legal status
In effect; staged (In force January 11, 2024; applies from September 12, 2025; connected-product design duties (Article 3(1)) for products placed on the market after September 12, 2026; unfair-terms rules (Chapter IV) apply to contracts concluded after September 12, 2025, and from September 12, 2027 only to contracts concluded on or before that date that are of indefinite duration or due to expire at least 10 years from January 11, 2024)
Allegation or finding
Operative law
Applicability
Data holders and manufacturers of connected products in the EU
Enforceability
Binding on parties within scope
Law checked through
October 12, 2026
Citation
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854
Source
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854; Slaughter and May

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