--- title: "Article 16 — Relationship with other obligations to make data available to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R2854" source_retrieved: 2026-10-03 shortTitle: "Article 16 — Relationship with other obligations to make data available to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2023/2854" instrument: dataact celex: "32023R2854" regulation: Data Act regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2023/2854" article: 16 status: in_force object_id: eu.dataact.legal_text.article.16 text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2854/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2854/oj/eng)* 1. This Chapter shall not affect the obligations laid down in Union or national law for the purposes of reporting, complying with requests for access to information or demonstrating or verifying compliance with legal obligations. 2. This Chapter shall not apply to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank or [Union bodies](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/union-bodies) carrying out activities for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal or administrative offences or the execution of criminal penalties, or to customs or taxation administration. This Chapter does not affect applicable Union and national law on the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal or administrative offences or the execution of criminal or administrative penalties, or for customs or taxation administration. *** [Chapter V — Making data available to public sector bodies, the Commission, the European Central Bank and Union bodies based on an exceptional need](../chapters/v.md) · [← Article 15](15.md) · [Article 17 →](17.md)