Recital 15

To simplify the business-to-government data sharing framework under Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 and to clarify ambiguities that previously imposed broader obligations on businesses, it is necessary to narrow the scope of Chapter V of that Regulation from ‘exceptional need’ to ‘public emergencies’. The concept of ‘public emergencies’, which is defined under Article 2(29) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, thus ensures that the obligations laid down in that Chapter are invoked only under well-defined, urgent situations, reducing the technical, administrative and legal challenges that business faced under the previous regime. This would ensure that data requests are relevant and proportionate to responding, mitigating, or supporting the recovery from public emergencies. Since the updated Union framework on European statistics under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council³¹ does not address public emergencies, it is essential to preserve the role of official statistics under Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 to ensure clarity and effectiveness in such situations. It is also necessary to clarify the compensation regime for situations where microenterprises and small enterprises are required to provide data to address a public emergency, in which case such enterprises are allowed to claim compensation.