Data Act
Table of Contents
Chapter I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter II – BUSINESS TO CONSUMER AND BUSINESS TO BUSINESS DATA SHARING
Chapter III – OBLIGATIONS FOR DATA HOLDERS OBLIGED TO MAKE DATA AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO UNION LAW
Chapter IV – UNFAIR CONTRACTUAL TERMS RELATED TO DATA ACCESS AND USE BETWEEN ENTERPRISES
Chapter V – MAKING DATA AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES, THE COMMISSION, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND UNION BODIES ON THE BASIS OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NEED
Chapter VI – SWITCHING BETWEEN DATA PROCESSING SERVICES
Chapter VII – UNLAWFUL INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS AND TRANSFER OF NON-PERSONAL DATA
Chapter VIII – INTEROPERABILITY
Chapter IX – IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter X – SUI GENERIS RIGHT UNDER DIRECTIVE 96/9/EC
Chapter XI – FINAL PROVISIONS
Recitals (119)
Chapter XI – FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 44
Other Union legal acts governing rights and obligations on data access and use
1. The specific obligations for the making available of data between businesses, between businesses and consumers, and on exceptional basis between businesses and public bodies, in Union legal acts that entered into force on or before 11 January 2024, and delegated or implementing acts pursuant thereto, shall remain unaffected.
2. This Regulation is without prejudice to Union law specifying, in light of the needs of a sector, a common European data space, or an area of public interest, further requirements, in particular in relation to:
(a) technical aspects of data access;
(b) limits on the rights of data holders to access or use certain data provided by users;
(c) aspects going beyond data access and use.
3. This Regulation, with the exception of Chapter V, is without prejudice to Union and national law providing for access to and authorising the use of data for scientific research purposes.