Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act) annotated

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About this project

Hi, I am Jonathan Melke, a German lawyer, entrepreneur and developer. Before joinging the DACH Growth Team of Legora, I was an associate at Hogan Lovells, where I advised clients on the implementation and utilization of the Data Act (among other things).

This is a more readable version of the Data Act with a selection of my private notes, which I will keep updating.

I hope you find some useful insights.

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About the notes

The notes are organized by article, like a typical German commentary on a law (in German Gesetzeskommentar). However, it does not offer the full scope of such a commentary. You will find links to relevant documents (e.g. opinions of supervisory authorities) and interesting sources as well as notes in the form of bullet points.

⚠️ Despite careful efforts, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the text of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act) displayed here and there may be inadvertent errors.

The official version of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act) is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R2854&qid=1704709568425

EU Legislation Links

Data Act (DA) | Data Governance Act (DGA) | GDPR | trade secrets