EU Data Act · Chapter V · Making Data Available to Public Sector Bodies, the Commission, the ECB and Union Bodies on the Basis of an Exceptional Need
Article 15
Exceptional need to use data
Precise reading
Exceptional need is limited: responding to a public emergency; or (for non-personal data) specific tasks in the public interest where data cannot be obtained otherwise in time/on equivalent terms.
A summary of the operative demand, not the statute.
Plain reading
Emergencies, mostly. This is not a general public-sector data tap.
Paraphrase.
Facts
| Applies from | 12 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Binds | Public Sector Body |
| Cross-references | Article 14 |
| On the trace | Not at any stop. |
| Rights that rest on it | None of the seven. |
The Regulation in the Official Journal · This article in the knowledge base
Not legal advice. This is the author’s own reading of the law, written to help facilities managers ask better questions. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. For decisions, read the official text and take legal advice.