§ Data Act · Article 20

Data Act Article 20: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20 · All obligations · Data Act

At a glance

Article 20 of the Data Act imposes 5 obligations on Commission, European Central Bank, Member States and 3 other entity type(s).

§ Obligations

All obligations under Article 20

Obligation 1

Data holders other than microenterprises and small enterprises shall make available data necessary to respond to a public emergency free of charge. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20, Article 20

Obligated entity: data holder
Size threshold: other than microenterprises and small enterprises
Action required: make available
Deadline: —
Penalty: —
Exemptions: microenterprises and small enterprises

Obligation 2

The public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body that has received data shall provide public acknowledgement to the data holder if requested by the data holder. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20, Article 20

Obligated entity: public sector body, Commission, European Central Bank, Union body
Action required: provide
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 3

The data holder shall be entitled to fair compensation for making data available in compliance with a request made pursuant to Article 15(1), point (b), covering technical and organisational costs and a reasonable margin. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20, Article 20

Obligated entity: public sector body, Commission, European Central Bank, Union body
Action required: pay
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 4

Upon request of the public sector body, the Commission, the European Central Bank or the Union body, the data holder shall provide information on the basis for the calculation of the costs and the reasonable margin. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20, Article 20

Obligated entity: data holder
Action required: provide
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 5

Member States shall notify the Commission where the purchase of data for the production of official statistics is not allowed by national law. Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 20, Article 20

Obligated entity: Member States
Action required: notify
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

§ Frequently asked

Questions about Article 20

Who must comply with Article 20 of the Data Act? +

Commission, European Central Bank, Member States, Union body, data holder, public sector body.

What does Article 20 of the Data Act require? +

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