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Data Act cloud switching rules need more work, EU governments worry

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Published on: 31 May 2022
Published by an MLex correspondent

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MLex: Some EU countries want to revise forthcoming rules that would require cloud companies to ensure that business users wanting to switch could do so within 30 days, MLex has learned. According to an internal document from the Council of the EU, some governments believe ‘more precise adjustments will be necessary’.

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