[2] The European Commission was expected to formally present the act in the fourth quarter of 2021.

[5] European (harmonised) standards may be drafted by the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) following standardisation requests from the European Commission in order to support the application of the requirement that 'products shall be designed and manufactured, and related services shall be provided, in such a manner that data generated by their use are, by default, easily, securely and, where relevant and appropriate, directly accessible to the user'.

[6] A draft of the proposed act had earlier been leaked on 2 February 2022,[7] and was swiftly opposed by industry.

[5]: Chapter X On 27 June 2023, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the final version.

This was adopted by the Council on 27 November 2023 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 December 2023.