Data Act· Chapter VIIc
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Chapter VIIc Data Act as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026
Source Council, 22 October 2026. Chapter VIIc: ST 14756/26, page 92 · pp. 92–111 · exact text page
Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title
General Provisions
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title
Scope and General Principles
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title
Conditions for re-use
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title
Research data
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title
High-value datasets
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title
Re-use of public sector open data
Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title
Re-use of certain categories of protected data held by public sector bodies
Chapter VIIc, title
Re-use of data and documents held by public sector bodies
Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title Dropped
This Council draft drops the change the Commission proposed. It deletes nothing from the law in force.
How the provision changed
Each text against the law in forceEach text against the text before it
| What each text would do to the law in force | ||||||
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| Element | Commission19 Nov 2025 | Council10 Jun 2026 | Council18 Jun 2026 | Council3 Sep 2026 | Council2 Oct 2026 | Council22 Oct 2026 |
| Compared with | law in force | the proposal | 10 Jun text | 18 Jun text | 3 Sep text | 2 Oct text |
| Heading of Section 1 (general provisions) | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 1, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of Section 2, Subsection 1 (scope and general principles) | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 1, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of Section 2, Subsection 2 (requests for re-use) | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title Adds Added | Not in the law in force or this text, dropped since the proposal Dropped | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text | Not in the law in force or this text In neither text |
| Heading of the subsection on conditions for re-use | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title Adds, changed since 18 Jun Changed Renumbered Subsection 2 in September. | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 2, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of the subsection on research data | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds, changed since 18 Jun Changed Renumbered Subsection 3 in September. | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 3, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of the subsection on high-value datasets | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 5, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 5, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 5, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds, changed since 18 Jun Changed Renumbered Subsection 4 in September. | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, Subsection 4, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of Section 2 (re-use of public sector open data) | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds, changed since the proposal Changed ‘Open government data’ becomes ‘public sector open data’. | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 2, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of Section 3 (certain categories of protected data) | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, Section 3, title Adds Unchanged |
| Heading of Chapter VIIc | Chapter VIIc, title Adds Added | Chapter VIIc, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, title Adds Unchanged | Chapter VIIc, title Adds, changed since 3 Sep Changed | Chapter VIIc, title Adds Unchanged |
Each text against the law in force: +Adds adds a provision the law in force lacks— neither the law in force nor the text has it changed from the text before
Each text against the text before it: +Added in this text, not in the text before~Changed wording changed−Dropped drops a provision the text before added=Unchanged same as the text before— in neither text