Overview
- The federal cabinet on October 29 approved the Data Act-Durchführungsgesetz to transpose the EU regulation one-to-one into German law.
- The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) is designated as the national authority for application and enforcement, with the BfDI overseeing personal-data processing.
- The EU Data Act, in force since mid-September, grants consumers and businesses access rights to data from connected devices to foster innovation and fair competition.
- The government will build digital expertise, use automated procedures, and provide additional staff and funding to strengthen supervisory capacity and advisory support.
- Safeguards in the regulation protect non-personal data stored in the EU and seek to prevent unlawful transfers, while industry group Bitkom warns many firms remain unprepared.