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2023/2854, OJ L, 2023/2854, 22.12.2023\"\nsource_url: \"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2854/oj/eng\"\ncheck_status: matched\nverified: true\nlast_checked: 2026-10-26\n---\n\n*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)*\n\n1. <a id=\"p-1\"></a>The requirements laid down in [Article 23](23.md), [Article 24](24.md), [Article 25(2)](25.md), points (a)(ii), (a)(iv), (e) and (f) and [Article 30(2)](30.md) to (5) shall also apply mutatis mutandis to providers of data [processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/processing) services to facilitate [interoperability](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/interoperability) for the purposes of in-parallel use of data processing services.\n2. <a id=\"p-2\"></a>Where a [data processing service](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/data-processing-service) is being used in parallel with another data processing service, the providers of data processing services may impose [data egress charges](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/data-act/data-egress-charges), but only for the purpose of passing on egress costs incurred, without exceeding such costs.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter VIII — Interoperability](../chapters/viii.md) · [← Article 33](33.md) · [Article 35 →](35.md)\n"}