On Wednesday 25 January, the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council of the European Union submitted a new version of the compromise text on the future data legislation (‘Data Act’) to the Member States (see EUROPE B13099A3). The text will be discussed in the EU Council’s Working Party on Telecommunications on Tuesday 31 January.
Firstly - and this is one of the most complex aspects - the compromise document returns to the issue of trade secrets. On this point, the text now specifies...