--- title: "Article 31 — Specific regime for certain data processing services" 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 31 — Specific regime for certain data processing services" 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: 31 status: in_force object_id: eu.dataact.legal_text.article.31 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. The obligations laid down in [Article 23](23.md), point (d), [Article 29](29.md) and [Article 30(1)](30.md) and (3) shall not apply to data [processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/processing) services of which the majority of main features has been custom-built to accommodate the specific needs of an individual [customer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/customer) or where all components have been developed for the purposes of an individual customer, and where those data processing services are not offered at broad commercial scale via the service catalogue of the provider of data processing services. 2. The obligations laid down in this Chapter shall not apply to data processing services provided as a non-production version for testing and evaluation purposes and for a limited period of time. 3. Prior to the conclusion of a contract on the provision of the data processing services referred to in this Article, the provider of data processing services shall inform the prospective customer of the obligations of this Chapter that do not apply. *** [Chapter VI — Switching between data processing services](../chapters/vi.md) · [← Article 30](30.md) · [Article 32 →](32.md)