EU Data Act · Chapter II · Business to Consumer and Business to Business Data Sharing
Article 7
Scope of business-to-consumer and business-to-business data sharing obligations
Precise reading
Carves the Ch. II obligations' scope: micro/small enterprises are exempt (with anti-circumvention conditions); medium-sized enterprises get transitional accommodation; obligations cannot be contracted away to the user's detriment.
A summary of the operative demand, not the statute.
Plain reading
The duties scale with the size of the party holding the data — and cannot be waived in the fine print.
Paraphrase.
Facts
| Applies from | 12 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Binds | No party directly; structural. |
| Cross-references | Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6 |
| 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.