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Mamo TCV Advocates: New Data Protection Law Relating to Third Party rights
The EU Data Act: Malta’s Competent Authorities Data Protection and Privacy

The EU Data Act: Malta’s Competent Authorities

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (the “Data Act”) entered into force on 11 January 2024, with its provisions becoming applicable to Member States from 12 September 2025. The Data Act’s enforcement framework calls for Member States to designate one or more competent authorities to enforce the Data Act. If multiple authorities are designated, a data coordinator should also be appointed. In Malta, by virtue of Legal Notice 222 of 2025, the Fair Access to and Use of Data Regulations were promulgated to designate the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), as the competent authority for the application and enforcement of all Data Act…
Mamo TCV Advocates
21st October 2025
The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR
The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR Data Protection and Privacy

The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR

On 23 February 2022, the EU Commission proposed measures regulating the use and access of data, not being ‘personal data’ as understood by the GDPR, within the European Union across all economic sectors. The regulation of the use of data is essential given that data continues to be generated yet underutilised. The draft Regulation is to be read in conjunction with the EU’s Data Governance Act. The aim of the Data Act is to lay down common standards on the re-use of data across sectors. In this manner, the Act operates together with other legislation that has failed to address…
Warren Ciantar and Nicole Bonett
30th August 2022