Source: OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023 · Consolidated text

Artikel 12 Umfang der Pflichten der Dateninhaber, die nach dem Unionsrecht verpflichtet sind, Daten bereitzustellen

Summary What does Article 12 of the Data act regulation say?

This is a short but important framing article that sets the scope for the entire chapter on fair and non-discriminatory data sharing in business-to-business contexts.

It establishes when the chapter's rules apply, namely when a data holder is legally required to share data with a data recipient, whether that obligation stems from Article 5 of this Regulation or from other applicable Union or national law.

It also contains a protective provision ensuring that contractual terms cannot be used to sidestep the chapter's rules.

Important points:

This chapter applies to data holders that are obligated to make data available to a data recipient in a business-to-business context, under Article 5 or other applicable law.
Any contractual term in a data sharing agreement that excludes, derogates from, or varies the effect of this chapter, to the detriment of one party or the user, is not binding on that party.
Article 5 of this Regulation is a key trigger for the application of this chapter, making the two articles closely linked.

Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

1. Dieses Kapitel gilt, wenn ein Dateninhaber im Rahmen von Geschäftsbeziehungen zwischen Unternehmen nach Artikel 5 oder nach geltendem Unionsrecht oder nach im Einklang mit Unionsrecht erlassenen nationalen Rechtsvorschriften verpflichtet ist, einem Datenempfänger Daten bereitzustellen.
1. Eine Vertragsklausel in einer Datenweitergabevereinbarung, die zum Nachteil einer Partei oder gegebenenfalls zum Nachteil des Nutzers die Anwendung dieses Kapitels ausschließt, davon abweicht oder seine Wirkung abändert, ist für diese Partei nicht bindend.

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