Data & Privacy
- Data Act
- Data Governance Act
- EHDS
- ePrivacy Directive
- GDPR
AI & Trust
- Artificial Intelligence Act
- Product Liability Directive
Cybersecurity
- Cyber Resilience Act
- Cybersecurity Act
- DORA
- NIS2
Digital Services & Media
- Digital Markets Act
- Digital Services Act
- European Media Freedom Act
European Health Data Space Regulation
- Recitals
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONSArticles 1 — 2
CHAPTER II
PRIMARY USEArticles 3 — 24
CHAPTER III
EHR SYSTEMS AND WELLNESS APPLICATIONSArticles 25 — 49
CHAPTER IV
SECONDARY USEArticles 50 — 81
CHAPTER V
ADDITIONAL ACTIONSArticles 82 — 91
CHAPTER VI
EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATIONArticles 92 — 96
CHAPTER VII
DELEGATION OF POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDUREArticles 97 — 98
CHAPTER VIII
MISCELLANEOUSArticles 99 — 104
CHAPTER IX
DEFERRED APPLICATION, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONSArticles 105 — 105
ANNEXES
EHDS Article 62. Fees
- 1.Health data access bodies, including the Union health data access service, or trusted health data holders referred to in Article 72 may charge fees for making electronic health data available for secondary use. The fees shall be in proportion to the cost of making the data available and they shall not restrict competition. The fees shall cover all or part of the costs related to the procedure for assessing a health data access application or a health data request, for issuing, refusing or amending a data permit pursuant to Articles 67 and 68 or for providing a response to a health data request submitted pursuant to Article 69, including costs related to the consolidation, preparation, pseudonymisation, anonymisation and provision of the electronic health data. Member States may establish reduced fees for certain types of health data users located in the Union, such as public sector bodies or Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies with a legal mandate in the field of public health, university researchers or microenterprises.
- 2.The fees referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may include compensation for the costs incurred by the health data holder for compiling and preparing the electronic health data to be made available for secondary use. In such cases, the health data holder shall provide an estimate of such costs to the health data access body. Where the health data holder is a public sector body, Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2022/868 shall not apply. The part of the fees linked to the health data holder’s costs shall be paid to the health data holder.
- 3.Any fees charged to health data users pursuant to this Article shall be transparent and non-discriminatory.
- 4.Where health data holders and health data users do not agree on the level of the fees within one month of the data permit being issued, the health data access body may set the fees in proportion to the cost of making electronic health data available for secondary use. Where health data holders or health data users disagree with the fee set by the health data access body, they shall have access to dispute settlement bodies in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854.
- 5.Before issuing a data permit pursuant to Article 68 or providing a response to a health data request submitted pursuant to Article 69, the health data access body shall inform the health data applicant of the estimated fees. The health data applicant shall be informed about the option to withdraw the health data access application or health data request. If the health data applicant withdraws its application or request, the health data applicant shall only be charged the costs that have already been incurred.
- 6.The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down principles for the fee policies and fee structures, including deductions for the entities referred to in paragraph 1, fourth subparagraph, of this Article in order to support consistency and transparency between Member States regarding such fee policies and fee structures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 98(2).
Relevant Recitals for this Article
Health data access bodies should be allowed to charge fees, taking into account the horizontal rules provided by Regulation (EU) 2022/868, in relation to their tasks. Such fees could take into account the situation and interest of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), individual researchers or public sector bodies. In particular, Member States should be able to establish measures for health data access bodies in their jurisdiction which make it possible to charge certain categories of health data users reduced fees. Health data access bodies should be able to cover the costs of their operations with fees set up in a proportionate, justified and transparent manner. This could result in higher fees for some health data users, if handling their health data access applications and health data requests requires more work. Health data holders should be allowed to also ask for fees for making data available which reflect their costs. Health data access bodies should decide on the amount of such fees, which could also include the fees requested by health data holders. The health data user ought to be charged such fees by the health data access body in a single invoice. The health data access body should then transfer the relevant part of the paid fees to the health data holder. In order to ensure a harmonised approach concerning fee policies and structure, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 should apply to fees charged under this Regulation.