functional equivalence

Definition of functional equivalence from Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, Article 2, point (37).

Defined term	functional equivalence
Source	Data Act
Reference	Article 2, point (37)
Status	Published
Refresh rule	Regenerate after source legal-text changes

Definition

(37) functional equivalence means re-establishing on the basis of the customer’s exportable data and digital assets, a minimum level of functionality in the environment of a new data processing service of the same service type after the switching process, where the destination data processing service delivers a materially comparable outcome in response to the same input for shared features supplied to the customer under the contract;

Source

Data Act, Article 2, point (37).