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 20
Compensation in cases of an exceptional need
Precise reading
Emergency-response data is free (with acknowledgement); other exceptional-need requests carry fair compensation covering technical/organisational costs plus a reasonable margin.
A summary of the operative demand, not the statute.
Plain reading
Emergencies are pro bono; everything else is cost-plus.
Paraphrase.
Facts
| Applies from | 12 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Binds | Public Sector Body |
| Cross-references | Article 15 |
| 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.