EU’s digital transformation – new decisions on data and data protection

This summer, the EU has taken several decisions that have implications for companies whose products or services generate data and/or process personal data, briefly described below. Feel free to contact us if you have questions or would like advice on related matters. Data Act: the EU is close to a regulation on access and use of data During the Swedish Presidency, on 27 June 2023, it was announced that the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Parliament (the Parliament) reached a provisional agreement on the final text of a regulation on rules for access to and use of data, the so-called Data Act . The final version, result of the provisional agreement, is now subject to linguistic scrutiny and must then be adopted by the Council and the Parliament separately. The Council has announced its intention to adopt the act as soon as possible. Once adopted and published in the EU’s Official Journal, the regulation will enter into force and become applicable as of the date specified in the legal text (normally 12-24 months after entry into force). The Data Act applies to data generated by connected devices, e.g. smart household appliances and smart industrial […]

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