EU Data Act · Chapter II · Business to Consumer and Business to Business Data Sharing
Article 5
Right of the user to share data with third parties
Precise reading
On the user's request (or a party acting on their behalf), the data holder must make readily available data available to a third party the user designates — same terms as Art. 4 (without undue delay, same quality, machine-readable, continuous/real-time where applicable). Gatekeeper platforms (DMA) are not eligible third parties.
A summary of the operative demand, not the statute.
Plain reading
Your data goes wherever you point — including to the vendor's competitor. Lock-in by possession is repealed; being worth choosing is what remains.
Paraphrase.
Facts
| Applies from | 12 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Binds | Data Holder, User, Third Party / Data Recipient |
| Cross-references | Article 4, Article 6, Article 8 |
| On the trace | Stop 3, Cloud service, Stop 4, Cloud AI, Stop 5, Third party; alongside: Energy meter, Web client |
| Rights that rest on it | You can send it to anyone — even their competitor. |
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.