73. What are the next steps regarding interoperability?

In support of Article 33 of the Data Act on requirements related to interoperability in data spaces, the Commission has prepared a standardisation request called the “European Trusted Data Framework” (ETDF). The ETDF request covers seven European standards/standardisation deliverables. These are closely aligned with the recommendations of the data interoperability workstream of the High-Level Forum on European Standardisation (published on 11 April 2024). The request reflects input from consultations with the European standardisation organisations (CEN, Cenelec and ETSI), the EU stakeholder organisations representing consumers, environmental interests, trade unions and SMEs in standardisation (SBS, ETUC, ANEC and ECOS), and the European Data Innovation Board. The standardisation request "European Trusted Data Framework" has been adopted and accepted by the European Standardisation Organisations.