{"id":96936,"date":"2025-02-07T12:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ictrechtswijzer.be\/?page_id=96936"},"modified":"2025-02-08T14:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:27:17","slug":"data-right","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ictrechtswijzer.be\/en\/datarecht\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data law in Belgium provides a legal framework regulating the use, access and ownership of data. It makes no distinction between personal data (which are also covered by the data protection law<\/a> include) and non-personal data (such as corporate data or machine-generated data). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key legislation within data law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open Data Directive<\/a> (Directive (EU) 2019\/1024)<\/strong>: This directive promotes the re-use of public sector information by establishing common rules for data held by government agencies. The goal is to make public and publicly funded data reusable for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Data Governance Regulation<\/a> (Regulation (EU) 2022\/868)<\/strong>: This regulation, also known as the Data Governance Act (DGA), aims to make more data available for reuse and facilitate data sharing in sectors such as health, environment, energy and mobility. The DGA provides rules and safeguards to facilitate reuse of protected data, such as personal data and commercially confidential information, where other laws allow for it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Data Regulation<\/a>: Regulation (EU) 2023\/2854<\/a>,<\/strong> also known as the Data Act (DA), aims to ensure fair allocation of the value of data to stakeholders in the data economy. The Data Act clarifies who can make use of what data and under what conditions, with the goal of equitably distributing the benefits derived from data among stakeholders, fostering a competitive data market and creating opportunities for data-driven innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The latter two regulations derive from the European data strategy<\/a> which was launched in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Interaction between data law and sui generis database law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Although data law and sui generis databasesrech<\/a>t closely related, they have different purposes. The sui generis database law is an intellectual property right that seeks to protect a database producer from competitors. Rather, data law focuses on the open use and access of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aspect<\/th>Sui generis database law<\/th>Data Rights<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Scope<\/strong><\/td>Both personal data and other data in a database<\/td>Both personal data and other data<\/td><\/tr>
    Key legislation<\/strong><\/td>Economic Code
    Database Directive<\/td>    		Data Governance Act, Data Act, Database law<\/td><\/tr>
    Objective<\/strong><\/td>Protection of the data producer's investments<\/td>Regulation of data ownership, use and access<\/td><\/tr>
    Key questions<\/strong><\/td>What rights does the database producer have when data from the database is accessed or reused? What rights do users of the database have<\/td>Who has rights to certain data? How is data shared and protected?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Interaction between data law and data protection law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Although data law and data protection law<\/a> closely linked, they have different focal points. Data protection law, primarily enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), focuses on the protection of personal data and the privacy of individuals. Data law, on the other hand, deals more broadly with the management and regulation of data, including non-personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The interaction between the two jurisdictions is reflected when personal data is shared or reused. For example, the reuse of government information under the Open Data Directive must follow the principles of the AVG to ensure the privacy of individuals. The Data Governance Regulation also emphasizes that data sharing must be done with full respect for privacy and confidentiality, and provides mechanisms to ensure this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aspect<\/th>Data protection law<\/th>Data Rights<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Scope<\/strong><\/td>Personal data<\/td>Both personal data and other data<\/td><\/tr>
    Key legislation<\/strong><\/td>GDPR, national privacy laws<\/td>Data Governance Act, Data Act, Database law<\/td><\/tr>
    Objective<\/strong><\/td>Protection of personal privacy<\/td>Regulation of data ownership, use and access<\/td><\/tr>
    Key questions<\/strong><\/td>Who is allowed to process personal data? What rights do data subjects have?<\/td>Who has rights to certain data? How is data shared and protected?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    It is essential for organizations and government agencies to understand and apply both the rules of data law and data protection law. This strikes a balance between promoting data-driven innovation and protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    You have questions about data law and in particular the Data Act? Contact our specialized lawyers.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Het datarecht in Belgi\u00eb voorziet in een juridisch kader waarin het gebruik, de toegang en de eigendom van data wordt gereguleerd. Het maakt hierbij geen onderscheid tussen persoonsgebonden data (die tevens onder het gegevensbeschermingsrecht vallen) en niet-persoonsgebonden data (zoals bedrijfsdata of machine gegenereerde data). Belangrijke wetgeving binnen het datarecht Deze twee laatste verordeningen vloeien voort […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96941,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96936","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-datarecht"],"yoast_head":"\nDatarecht - ICT Rechtswijzer Advocaat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Het Datarecht omvat de Data Act, de Open Data Richtlijn en de Datagovernanceverordening. 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