Source: OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023

Article 41 Clauses contractuelles types et clauses contractuelles standard

Summary What does Article 41 of the Data act regulation say?

This is a notably brief article that places a single, time-bound task on the Commission.

It requires the Commission to produce two sets of non-binding guidance materials — model contractual terms for data access and use, and standard contractual clauses for cloud computing — to help parties navigate the contracting obligations that run throughout the regulation, particularly those in Chapters III and IV concerning fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

Important points:

The Commission is required to develop and recommend these model terms and standard clauses before 12 September 2025.
Both sets of materials are explicitly non-binding, meaning they serve as guidance tools rather than mandatory requirements.
The materials cover data access and use contracts (including reasonable compensation and trade secret protection) and cloud computing contracts specifically.

Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

Avant le 12 septembre 2025, la Commission élabore et recommande des clauses contractuelles types non contraignantes concernant l'accès aux données et l'utilisation des données, y compris des clauses relatives à une compensation raisonnable et à la protection des secrets d'affaires, ainsi que des clauses contractuelles standard non contraignantes pour les contrats d'informatique en nuage, afin d'aider les parties à rédiger et à négocier des contrats garantissant des droits et obligations contractuels équitables, raisonnables et non discriminatoires.

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