--- title: "Article 42 — Role of the EDIB" 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 42 — Role of the EDIB" 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: 42 status: in_force object_id: eu.dataact.legal_text.article.42 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)* The EDIB established by the Commission as an expert group pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/868, in which competent authorities shall be represented, shall support the consistent application of this Regulation by: **(a)** advising and assisting the Commission with regard to developing consistent practice of competent authorities in the enforcement of Chapters II, III, V and VII; **(b)** facilitating cooperation between competent authorities through capacity-building and the exchange of information, in particular by establishing methods for the efficient exchange of information relating to the enforcement of the rights and obligations under Chapters II, III and V in cross-border cases, including coordination with regard to the setting of penalties; **(c)** advising and assisting the Commission with regard to: **(i)** whether to request the drafting of harmonised standards referred to in [Article 33(4)](33.md), [Article 35(4)](35.md) and [Article 36(5)](36.md); **(ii)** the preparation of the implementing acts referred to in [Article 33(5)](33.md), [Article 35(5)](35.md) and (8) and [Article 36(6)](36.md); **(iii)** the preparation of the delegated acts referred to in [Article 29(7)](29.md) and [Article 33(2)](33.md); and **(iv)** the adoption of the guidelines laying down interoperable frameworks for common standards and practices for the functioning of common European data spaces referred to in [Article 33(11)](33.md). *** [Chapter IX — Implementation and enforcement](../chapters/ix.md) · [← Article 41](41.md) · [Article 43 →](43.md)