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EU Data Act cloud switching charges must be withdrawn by 12 January 2027

12 January 2027

Switching charges can no longer be imposed on customers moving between data processing services The date is 12 January 2027, in 22 weeks.

Providers of data processing services, including cloud and edge providers serving EU customers

The instrument is Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 Articles 25 and 29. Contract owners should review switching and egress terms now, since the change is contractual as well as technical

Dates like this one are missed far more often than obligations are misread, because the work that has to precede them is owned by teams who never see the deadline.

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 Articles 25 and 29

Who this binds
Providers of data processing services, including cloud and edge providers serving EU customers
What changed
Nothing changed today. What is fixed is the date: 12 January 2027, when switching charges can no longer be imposed on customers moving between data processing services
What to check
Contract owners should review switching and egress terms now, since the change is contractual as well as technical
What this does not mean
This is a date in the diary, not a new obligation published today. Nothing in force changed this morning.

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EU Data Act cloud switching charges must be withdrawn is set for 12 January 2027. Providers of data processing services, including cloud and edge providers serving EU customers

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