Entry into force and application
In force since 11 January 2024 and applying from 12 September 2025, with the Article 3(1) access-by-design duty applying to connected products and related services placed on the market after 12 September 2026.
Article 50 — Entry into force and application
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 12 September 2025.
The obligation resulting from Article 3(1) shall apply to connected products and the services related to them placed on the market after 12 September 2026.
Chapter III shall apply in relation to obligations to make data available under Union law or national legislation adopted in accordance with Union law, which enters into force after 12 September 2025.
Chapter IV shall apply to contracts concluded after 12 September 2025.
Chapter IV shall apply from 12 September 2027 to contracts concluded on or before 12 September 2025 provided that they are:
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