Data Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoeren, Thomas.

Contributor:

Pinelli, Stefan.

Series:

De Gruyter Handbuch Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Summary:

European Data Law offers a comprehensive exploration of EU data regulations, including horizontal and sector-specific acts as the Data Act and the GDPR. This work bridges legal theory and practice, providing structured insights into the governance of data in the digital age.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Table of contents

List of abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction to data law

A. Introduction

B. The European digital strategy as a legal policy turning point in data law

I. The European data strategy

1. Pillar 1: A cross-sector governance framework for data access and use

2. Pillar 2: Investment in data infrastructures and European capacities

3. Pillar 3: Strengthening data competences and skills

4. Pillar 4: Creation of common European data spaces

II. Evaluation

C. Data law - An attempt at systematisation

Chapter 2 Data law

A. General part of Data law

I. Data Act - Regulation (EU) 2023/2854

1. Introduction

2. Scope and definitions, Art. 1-2 DA

a) Territorial scope

b) Temporal scope

c) Material scope

aa) Data, Art. 2 No. 1 DA

(1) Primary data

(2) Processed data

(3) Metadata, Art. 2 No. 2 DA

(4) Product data, Art. 2 No. 15 DA

(5) Related service data, Art. 2 No. 16 DA

(6) Readily available data, Art. 2 No. 17 DA

(7) Data generated by virtual assistants, Art. 1(4) DA

(8) Data and content not recorded

bb) Connected product, Art. 2 No. 5 DA

cc) Related service, Art. 2 No. 6 DA

dd) Virtual assistants, Art. 2 No. 31 DA

ee) Data processing service, Art. 2 No. 8 DA

d) Personal scope

aa) User, Art. 2 No. 12 DA

bb) Data holder, Art. 2 No. 13 DA

cc) Data recipients and third parties, Art. 2 No. 14 DA

dd) Manufacturer

ee) Contractual partner of the user

3. Rights and obligations of data holders, users and data recipients

a) Introduction

b) Obligations of the data holder when using the data

aa) Usage agreement requirement for readily available data (Art. 4(13) DA)

(1) Buy-out contracts

(2) Statement

bb) No authorisation for deletion of the data by the data holder.

cc) Technical protective measures, Art. 11 DA

c) Use of the data by users

aa) Data access by design, Art. 3(1) DA

(1) Legal consequences of a breach of duty

(2) Direct access where relevant and technically feasible, Art. 3(1) DA

(3) Duty to inform, Art. 3(1), (2), (3) DA

bb) Data access claim of the user for readily available data, Art. 4 DA

(1) Provision modalities

(2) Concept of readily available data

(3) Separation of producer and data holder

(4) Checking the user status

(5) Handling of business secrets, Art. 4(6)-(9) DA

(a) Definition of trade secret

(b) Burden of proof of the trade secret holder, Art. 4(6) DA

(c) Disclosure under technical and organisational measures, Art. 4 DA

cc) Prohibition of data misuse, Art. 4(10) DA

dd) Obligation to use devices or services in good faith, Art. 4(11) DA

d) Use by and provision of data to third parties

aa) Provision of data only at the request of the user, Art. 8(4) DA

bb) Provision of readily available data to third parties at the request of the user, Art. 5(1) DA

(1) Modalities of provision, Art. 8-13 DA

(a) Agreement of appropriate conditions, Art. 8(1) DA

(b) Prohibition of discrimination, Art. 8(3) DA

(c) Consideration for the provision of data, Art. 9 DA

(d) Handling of business secrets (Art. 8(6) DA)

(2) Obligations of third parties who receive data at the user's request (Art. 6 DA)

(a) Individual obligations of the third party

(b) Re-disclosure of data to other third parties, Art. 6(2)(c) DA

(3) Exclusion for gatekeepers (Art. 5(3) DA)

cc) Disclosure of data to third parties by the user himself

e) Dispute resolution by dispute resolution bodies (Art. 10 DA)

4. Unfair contract terms unilaterally imposed on another company, Art. 13 DA

a) Background

b) Scope of the clause control: B2B contracts.

aa) Contractual clauses relating to data access and use or liability and remedies for breach or termination of data-related obligations

bb) Imposed unilaterally

(1) Requirement of a negotiation attempt?

cc) Relationship to the control of general terms and conditions under national law, Art. 1(9) DA

c) Abuse control

aa) "Blacklist" (Art. 13(4) (a)-(c))

bb) "Grey list" (Art. 13(5)(a)-(g) DA)

cc) General clause (Art. 13(3) DA)

d) Legal consequences and enforcement

e) Practical recommendations

5. Provision of data to public authorities, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies on grounds of exceptional necessity, Art. 14-22 DA

a) Area

aa) Exceptional necessity of data use, Art. 15 DA

(1) Management of a public emergency, Art. 15(1)(a) DA

(2) Enabling the fulfilment of tasks, Art. 15(1)(b) DA

(3) Exemption for micro and small enterprises and exemption from the obligation to provide evidence, Art. 15(2), (3) DA

bb) Authorised applicants, Art. 14 DA

cc) Obligated parties

dd) Further requirements

ee) Exceptions, Art. 16 DA

b) Requirement for data provision requests and prohibition of further use, Art. 17(1)-(3) DA

c) Fulfilment of data requests, Art. 18 DA

d) Obligations in handling the data received, Art. 19 DA

e) Compensation in the event of exceptional necessity, Art. 20 DA

6. Switching between data processing services, Art. 23-31 DA

a) Preliminary considerations and background to the regulation of data processing services

b) Data processing service, Art. 2 No. 8 DA

aa) Scope of the area in question

bb) Further characteristics of the data processing service

c) The switching process

aa) Change, Art. 2 No. 34 DA

bb) Customer, Art. 2 No. 30 DA

cc) ICT infrastructure on own premises, Art. 2 No. 33 DA.

dd) Same type of service, Art. 2 No. 9 DA

ee) Functional equivalence, Art. 2 No. 37 DA

ff) Distinctions from the switching process

gg) Object of the bill of exchange

(1) Exportable data, Art. 2 No. 38 DA

(2) Digital assets, Art. 2 No. 32 DA

d) Barriers to exchange, Art. 23 DA

e) Obligations for data processing services, Art. 23-31 DA

aa) Prohibition of imposition and obligation to remove, Art. 23 p. 2 DA

bb) Contractual clauses for the bill of exchange, Art. 25 DA

(1) Clauses on the decision to switch, Art. 25(3) DA

(2) Minimum content obligations, Art. 25(2) DA

(a) Change request and transition period, Art. 25(2)(a) DA

(b) Exit strategy, Art. 25(2)(b) DA

(c) Termination of contract and notification of cancellation, Art. 25(2)(c) DA

(d) Maximum notice period, Art. 25(2)(d) DA

(e) Listing of data categories, digital assets and restriction on business secrets, Art. 25 (2)(e) and (f) DA

(f) Minimum period for data retrieval of 30 days, Art. 25 (2)(g) DA

(g) Deletion of the data, Art. 25(2)(h) DA

(h) Exchange fees, Art. 25(2)(i) DA

(3) Extension of the transitional period, Art. 25(4) and (5) DA

cc) Duty to inform, Art. 26 DA

dd) Cooperation in good faith, Art. 27 DA

ee) Transparency obligations, Art. 28 DA

f) Gradual abolition of exchange fees, Art. 29 DA

aa) Exchange fees (Art. 2 No. 36 DA) and data extraction fees (Art. 2 No. 35 DA)

bb) Duty to provide information on exchange fees, Art. 29(4)-(6) DA

g) Technical aspects of the bill of exchange, Art. 30 DA

h) Exceptions, Art. 31 DA

aa) Individual solutions, Art. 31(1) DA

bb) Data processing services for testing and evaluation purposes, Art. 31(2) DA

cc) Obligation of the provider to inform about non-applicable obligations, Art. 31(3) DA

i) Sanctions and enforcement.

7. Unlawful government access to and unlawful government transfer of „non„-„personal data in an international context, Art. 32 DA

a) Background and area

b) Duty to prevent international transfer and access by government organisations, Art. 31(1) DA

c) Exceptions, Art. 31(2), (3) DA

8. Interoperability, Art. 33-36 DA

a) Overview and systematics

b) Interoperability of data rooms, Art. 33 DA

aa) Participants in data rooms (1)

bb) Essential requirements (1)

cc) Concretisation through delegated acts (2)

dd) Presumption of conformity, harmonised standards, common specifications (3)-(11)

c) Interoperability for the parallel use of data processing services, Art. 34 DA

d) Interoperability of data processing services, Art. 35 DA

aa) Regulatory objectives and minimum requirements (1) and (2)

bb) Creation of standards (3)-(9)

e) Smart Contracts, Art. 36 DA

aa) Obliged party, application, data transfer agreement

cc) Conformity assessment (2)-(3)

dd) Presumption of conformity (4)-(11)

9. Application and enforcement, Art. 37-42 DA

a) Competent authorities and data coordinators, Art. 37 DA

aa) Competent authorities, Art. 37(1) DA

bb) Tasks of the competent authorities, Art. 37(5), (8), (9), (14) DA

cc) Data Coordinator, Art. 37(2) DA

dd) Responsibilities for legal entities, Art. 37(10)-(13) DA

ee) Administrative cooperation between Member State authorities, Art. 37(15), (16) DA

b) Right to lodge a complaint, Art. 38 DA

aa) Possibility of private enforcement?

bb) Statement

c) Right to an effective judicial remedy, Art. 39 DA

d) Sanctions, Art. 40 DA

e) Model contract clauses and standard contract clauses, Art. 41 DA

f) Role of the European Data Innovation Board (EDIB) Art. 42 DA

10. Databases containing certain data, Art. 43 DA.

11. Final provisions, Art. 44-50 DA.

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ISBN:

3-11-172292-9

OCLC:

1525273873