European Union: European Commission adopted Recommendation on non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts

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European Commission adopted Recommendation on non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use and non-binding standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts, as provided for in Article 41 of the Data…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-04-02
under deliberation

On 2 April 2025, the Expert Group on B2B Data Sharing and Cloud Computing Contracts published its f…

2025-07-08
under deliberation

On 8 July 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released a statement on the European Comm…

2025-11-19
adopted

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on non-binding model contract…