12 September 2026

Connected products and related services placed on the market from this date must make their data accessible to users by design (Article 3(1)).

This date already applies.

Every date it has had

1. 12 September 2026 (in force): Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Article 50.
   “The obligation resulting from Article 3(1) shall apply to connected products and the services related to them placed on the market after 12 September 2026.”
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All EU deadlines · JSON: /v1/eu/deadlines/data-act-access-by-design

Last checked 20 October 2026. This is information, not legal advice.