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Recital (39)

printed pages 24–25 · source locator: Recital (39); printed pages 24–25

Official source: COM(2026) 502 final — Proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act

(39)

When setting sustainability requirements for data centres deployed in data centre
            acceleration zones, Member States should ensure that the key performance indicators
            as defined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364 (24) in accordance
            with Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25) are
            used. The objective is to ensure consistent environmental standards, increase energy
            efficiency and support the Union’s broader climate, environmental and sustainability
            goals in acceleration zones. Furthermore, to prevent speculative reservation of

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            Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364 of 14 March 2024 on the first phase of the
            establishment of a common Union rating scheme for data centres (OJ L 2024/1364, 17.5.2024, ELI:
            http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/1364/oj).
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            Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on
            energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) (OJ L 231, 20.9.2023, p. 1, ELI:
            http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/1791/oj).

            resources in acceleration zones, ensuring fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory
            access that preserves effective competition and supports the timely and efficient
            development of acceleration zones, Member States should ensure that the allocation
            and use of resources within those zones takes place on fair, reasonable and non-
            discriminatory terms and does not give rise to any speculative reservation or
            foreclosure practices capable of impeding effective competition or the effective
            development or use of those zones.

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