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By Barbara AZOULAY, Senior Associate | Digital, Data and Information Technology, AO Shearman
The EU Data Act entered into application on 12 September 2025 with a clear objective: to harmonise rules on fair access to and use of data across the European Union.
As a cross-sectoral regulation, it does not operate in isolation, but complements and builds upon existing EU legislation. Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs the protection, access and lawful processing of personal data, and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) sets out outsourcing and ICT risk-management requirements for the financial sector, the EU Data Act adds a distinct layer of obligations focused on data sharing, portability and the removal of...
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