Recital (46)

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

(46)

The Union still remains critically dependent on a limited number of cloud computing
            service providers subject to the control of third countries or legal entities established in
            third-countries. This exposes the Union to critical strategic dependencies and
            concentration risks, including vulnerabilities arising from the extraterritorial
            application of third-country laws, potential disruptions affecting the continuity, quality
            and resilience of cloud computing services, reduced control and oversight over
            personal and non-personal data and infrastructure, and the risk of undue economic or
            political influence being exercised through the control by third countries or legal
            entities established int third-countries of cloud computing services. Against this
            background, the ability of the Union and its Member States to retain control over
            infrastructure, data, assets and technology systems under Union and national
            jurisdiction has become an imperative policy objective.

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