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With the continuous construction of the digital single market, the Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) promulgated by the European Union has become one of the regulations with the greatest impact on global manufacturers after GDPR. For all manufacturers and certified engineers who export intelligent hardware to the EU, mastery of * * [the main content of the EU Data Act] * * is a prerequisite to ensure that products continue to be sold in the EU market.

The bill has come into effect in January 2024 and will be fully enforced from * * September 12, 2025 * *. GTG Group refines its main content and core technical obligations for you.

1. Objectives and scope of application of the bill

1. Core purpose of the Bill

Data Act is designed to solve the high concentration of industrial data and IoT device data. It makes it mandatory for data holders (usually manufacturers) to share data with users, thereby promoting data-driven innovation and leveling the playing field for after-sales service, repair and third-party markets.

2. Affected objects

It mainly affects the * * Connected Products * * that generate data, and the businesses that provide related services for these products. The scope covers all IoT devices that can generate "non-personal data" such as smart homes, industrial equipment, automobiles, and agricultural machinery.

* * Key reminder: * * The obligation of the Data Act is not for the data itself, but for * * product design * *. Manufacturers are required to implant the gene of "data accessibility" when designing products.

2. [Main contents of the EU Data Act]: Five core obligations of manufacturers

To facilitate understanding and enforcement, we have summarized the main elements of the Data Act into five technical and legal obligations that manufacturers must fulfill:

1. Design for Access: Manufacturers must ensure that data is * * accessible by default * * during the product design stage. Users should have easy, secure, and real-time access to the data generated by the device.

2. Data portability (Portability Obligation): Users have the right to require the manufacturer to provide data to the user himself or a third party designated by the user (such as competitors or maintenance service providers) free of charge and without delay.

3. Transparency and information disclosure: Users must be clearly informed of how data is generated, stored and accessed in contracts and product documents, and vague terms must not be used.

4. Avoid No Lock-in: Manufacturers must not set up contractual, technical or design barriers to prevent users from switching to other service providers (for example, restricting users from importing data into competitors' cloud platforms).

5. Public sector data requests: In the event of public emergencies (such as epidemics, natural disasters), data holders are obliged to provide necessary data to public agencies.

3. GTG Guangce Group: Professional support from compliance to certification

Data Act compliance is not just a legal issue, it is a * * technical engineering * * issue. It requires enterprises to systematically reconstruct data acquisition architecture, firmware interface and user protocol. As your professional partner, GTG Guangce Group can provide the following services:

* * Technical rectification consultation: * * Provide professional advice on data export API and data format standards (such as interoperability).

* * Compliance documentation support: * * Assist enterprises in writing user agreements and data access statements that comply with Data Act requirements.

* * System certification integration: * * Integrate Data Act compliance requirements with CE certification (especially RED Directive) and Cybersecurity Regulations (CRA), ensuring multiple products are certified at once.

Act Now: Meet the September 2025 Enforcement Period!

The Data Act penalties are the same as the GDPR, up to 4% of annual global turnover. Please don't take any chances!