Amendment 150· Data Act Article 2(5)

This amendment aims to ensure legal clarity and regulatory consistency by explicitly excluding hardware whose primary function is the processing of regulated financial transactions from the scope of the Regulation. Such hardware is already subject to comprehensive sector-specific requirements under the Union’s financial services framework. Bringing these products simultaneously within the scope of this Regulation would create overlapping and potentially conflicting compliance requirements, resulting in unnecessary administrative burdens and legal uncertainty. The exclusion is therefore necessary to avoid double regulation, maintain a coherent regulatory framework, and preserve the security, stability and resilience of Europe’s payment infrastructure.