Report on the Data Act (Committee on Industry report A9-0031/2023)
EP Position
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy presented its report on the proposal for a regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data, with Pilar del Castillo Vera acting as rapporteur. Rapporteurs for the opinions of the JURI, LIBE and IMCO committees and numerous Members from multiple political groups also spoke during the plenary debate, and the debate was closed by the rapporteur.
Key Trade Point
The report concerns harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data, referred to in the document as the Data Act, and was the focus of a plenary exchange involving committee opinion rapporteurs. Thierry Breton, Member of the Commission, took part in the debate and several political group representatives addressed the report.
What Comes Next
The debate closed and the matter proceeded to a vote, referenced in the minutes of 14.3.2023, item 7.10.
Sources
Official Documents
- Tuesday, 14 March 2023 - Strasbourg Parliament's committee report on the Data Act; two texts (P9_TA(2023)0069, 0385) adopted in plenary.
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