Progress

Current status
adopted
26 Mar 2026 adopted
01 Dec 2025 under deliberation
14 Mar 2025 processing consultation
07 Feb 2025 in consultation
05 Feb 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

26 Mar 2026
adopted

Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data was adopted by Parliament

On 26 March 2026, the Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (the Data Act) was adopted by the Parliament. The Act designates the Federal Network Agency as the principal enforcement authority and establishes national rules on administrative proc…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
01 Dec 2025
under deliberation

Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data was introduced to Parliament

On 1 December 2025, the Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (the Data Act) was introduced to the Parliament. The Act designates the Federal Network Agency as the principal enforcement authority and establishes national rules on administrative…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
14 Mar 2025
processing consultation

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs closes consultation on Act for implementation of EU Regulation 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data

On 14 March 2025, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs closes the consultation on the Act for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and us…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body central government
07 Feb 2025
in consultation

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs opened consultation on Act for implementation of EU Regulation 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data

On 7 February 2025, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs opened a consultation on the Act for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and us…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body central government
05 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs issued Act for implementation of EU Regulation 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data

On 5 February 2025, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs issued the Draft Act for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data (D…

Source
Event type law
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government