Amendment 82· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 10

Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 requires data holders to make data available, including data protected as trade secrets, to users and their selected third parties, provided confidentiality measures established by the data holder are maintained. This requirement of maintaining confidentiality complements Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council 30, which sets the standard for protecting trade secrets within the Union. However, disclosure of trade secrets to third-country entities may increase risks to their integrity and confidentiality where there is exposure to jurisdictions with inadequate protections or difficulties in their actual enforcement, potentially resulting in unauthorised use, economic damage and legal uncertainty.

Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 requires data holders to make data available, including data protected as trade secrets, to users and their selected third parties, provided confidentiality measures established by the data holder are maintained. This requirement of maintaining confidentiality complements Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council ¹⁰, which sets the standard for protecting trade secrets within the Union. However, disclosure of trade secrets to third-country entities may increase risks to their integrity and confidentiality where there is exposure to jurisdictions with inadequate protections or difficulties in their actual enforcement, potentially resulting in unauthorised use, economic damage and legal uncertainty.