EU Data Act Compliance Assessment

Assess your organization's obligations under the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) for connected products, data sharing, cloud services, and B2G data requests.

Important: This skill supports a structured legal-compliance workflow. It does not replace legal judgment. Data Act obligations are context-dependent and interact with GDPR, sector regulations, and national implementation measures. Always identify assumptions, open questions, and contested interpretations explicitly.

Key Dates:

• Entered into force: 11 January 2024
• Main requirements apply from: 12 September 2025
• Access-by-design obligations apply from: 12 September 2026
• Cloud switching fee phase-out: 12 January 2027

Data Act Compliance Workflow

Follow this sequence in order. Do not skip the scope assessment.

Step 1 - Scope Assessment: Which Data Act role(s) does your organization have?

The Data Act imposes different obligations depending on your role in the data ecosystem.