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title: "Art. 42 Data Act: Role of the EDIB"
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Art. 42 Data Act · Chapter IX: IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT

# Article 42 Data Act: Role of the EDIB

Official Journal text of 22 December 2023, as corrected (OJ L, 2024/90790, 9.12.2024). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

The EDIB established by the Commission as an expert group pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/868, in which competent authorities shall be represented, shall support the consistent application of this Regulation by:

#### Article 42(a)

**(a)** advising and assisting the Commission with regard to developing consistent practice of competent authorities in the enforcement of Chapters II, III, V and VII;

#### Article 42(b)

**(b)** facilitating cooperation between competent authorities through capacity-building and the exchange of information, in particular by establishing methods for the efficient exchange of information relating to the enforcement of the rights and obligations under Chapters II, III and V in cross-border cases, including coordination with regard to the setting of penalties;

#### Article 42(c)

**(c)** advising and assisting the Commission with regard to:

##### Article 42(c)(i)

**(i)** whether to request the drafting of harmonised standards referred to in Article 33(4), Article 35(4) and Article 36(5);

##### Article 42(c)(ii)

**(ii)** the preparation of the implementing acts referred to in Article 33(5), Article 35(5) and (8) and Article 36(6);

##### Article 42(c)(iii)

**(iii)** the preparation of the delegated acts referred to in Article 29(7) and Article 33(2); and

##### Article 42(c)(iv)

**(iv)** the adoption of the guidelines laying down interoperable frameworks for common standards and practices for the functioning of common European data spaces referred to in Article 33(11).

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 42 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023R2854#art_42)

Official Journal text of 22 December 2023, as corrected (OJ L, 2024/90790, 9.12.2024). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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