Source: OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023

Article 43 Bases de données contenant certaines données

Summary What does Article 43 of the Data act regulation say?

This brief but important article carves out an explicit exclusion from database protection law.

Specifically, it removes the application of the sui generis database right — a form of intellectual property protection established under the Database Directive (96/9/EC) — when data is obtained from or generated by a connected product or related service covered by this Regulation.

This directly reinforces the data access and sharing rights established in Articles 4 and 5, ensuring that database rights cannot be used as a tool to block or restrict those rights.

Important points:

The sui generis database right does not apply to data obtained from or generated by connected products or related services within the scope of this Regulation.
This exclusion is directly tied to Articles 4 and 5, meaning data holders cannot invoke database protection law to obstruct users or third parties from accessing data under those provisions.
The exclusion applies regardless of whether the data holder would otherwise qualify as a database right holder under Directive 96/9/EC.

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Le droit sui generis prévu par l'article 7 de la directive 96/9/CE ne s'applique pas lorsque des données sont obtenues à partir d'un produit connecté ou d'un service connexe relevant du champ d'application du présent règlement ou générées par un tel produit ou service, en particulier en ce qui concerne ses articles 4 et 5.

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