Amendment 581· Data Act Article 2(58)
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(58) ‘formal open standard’ means a freely accessible standard which has been laid down in written form, detailing specifications for the requirements on how to ensure software interoperability;
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Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
(58) ‘machine-readable format’ means a file format structured so that software applications can easily identify, recognise and extract specific data, including individual statements of fact, and their internal structure;
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26, Article 2(56)
(56)‘machine-readable format’ means a file format structured so that software applications can easily identify, recognise and extract specific data, including individual statements of fact, and their internal structure;
Cite this amendment
Amendment 581 (Damian Boeselager), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 527–776 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791071, PE791.071v01-00, 27 July 2026), p. 34
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Amendment 581 (Damian Boeselager), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 527–776 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791071, PE791.071v01-00, 27 July 2026), p. 34
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 581 (CJ72-AM-791071), p. 34