Frequently Asked Questions about the Data Act

The EU Data Act sets horizontal rules on data access and use, ensuring fundamental rights protection and benefiting the European economy and society.

It increases data availability, particularly industrial data, and promotes data-driven innovation.

The Act also ensures a fair distribution of data value among all participants in the data economy.

The Data Act will apply from 12 September 2025.

The European Commission has now published updated Q&As on its implementation.

Alongside the Data Governance Act, it will help create a true single market for data, strengthening Europe’s position in the global data economy.

The insurance industry can also benefit, for example, through access to IoT data.