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# Commission FAQ — Data Act

|                 |                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Authority**   | European Commission                                                                                                                |
| **Reference**   | FAQ version 1.4                                                                                                                    |
| **Legal basis** | Regulation (EU) 2023/2854                                                                                                          |
| **Status**      | Published Commission FAQ; non-binding                                                                                              |
| **Published**   | 6 September 2024                                                                                                                   |
| **Updated**     | 3 March 2026                                                                                                                       |
| **Source**      | [Commission page](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/commission-publishes-frequently-asked-questions-about-data-act) |
| **Documents**   | [FAQ PDF](https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/108144)                                                           |

## Scope

This Commission FAQ supports implementation of the Data Act. Version 1.4 is dated 22 January 2026 and the Commission page was last updated on 3 March 2026.

The FAQ is a non-binding support document. It is included as Level 3-adjacent implementation material, not as an adopted Level 2 act.

## Key points

* The FAQ explains the Data Act's horizontal data-access and data-use framework.
* It supports stakeholders after the Data Act became applicable on 12 September 2025.
* It sits alongside the Commission's Data Act explained page, vehicle-data guidance, model contractual terms and standard contractual clauses.
* The Commission page states that future guidance on reasonable compensation for mandatory business-to-business data sharing is planned; that future guidance is not counted as published in this corpus entry.

## Pre-adoption note

This page records a published implementation-support source. It does not convert Commission FAQ text into binding obligations and should not be used to state that a product or business model is compliant.

## Full document

Available from the [Commission Data Act FAQ page](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/commission-publishes-frequently-asked-questions-about-data-act).


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