Changes to the existing information of a data altruism organisation

General information

A recognised data altruism organisation must notify the competent authority of any changes to the information provided.

Changes to the information of a data altruism organisation operating in Austria may only made by authorised persons for a legal person that is already registered with the Business Service Portal (USP) and in a corresponding national register.

For entities that carry out data altruism activities in Austria but do not have an establishment in the European Union (EU), changes to information can be made by a legal representative (article 19 paragraph 3 of the Data Governance Act).

Requirements

  • ID Austria or another European eID
  • Main establishment or legal representative in Austria

Deadlines

Within 14 days of the date of the change

Competent authority

Competent authority for data intermediation services and data altruism organisations

Bundeskanzleramt Österreich (Federal Chancellery)
Abteilung VII/1

Postal address:
Ballhausplatz 2
1010 Vienna

Email: data-policy(at)bka.gv.at

Procedure

Once the application for registration has been checked and processed, written confirmation will be issued to the indicated contact persons or the legal representative of the data altruism organisation, either by the competent authority or via the USP.

The competent authority for the registration of data altruism organisations must notify the European Commission by electronic means without delay. Based on such a notification, the Commission will update the public EU register of recognised data altruism organisations without delay.

Costs and fees

There is no cost to report changes to the competent authority.

Further information

Further links

Legal bases

  • Regulation (EU) 2022/868 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act)
  • Datenzugangsgesetz (DZG)
  • Notification to the competent authority and notification to the European Commission: article 19 paragraph 7 of the Data Governance Act
  • Public register of recognised data altruism organisations (including common logo):
  • General requirements for registration: article 18 of the Data Governance Act
  • Registration of recognised data altruism organisations: article 19 of the Data Governance Act
  • Transparency requirements: article 20 of the Data Governance Act
  • Specific requirements to safeguard rights and interests of data subjects and data holders with regard to their data: article 21 of the Data Governance Act
  • Monitoring of compliance: article 24 of the Data Governance Act
  • European data altruism consent form: article 25 of the Data Governance Act

Link to form

The following online form must be used for changes to the information of a data altruism organisation:

Data governance – Registration, amendment of existing information and termination of activity by data intermediation services (DVD) and data altruism organisations (DAO)

Means of redress or appeal

In accordance with article 28 of the Data Governance Act, notwithstanding any administrative or other non-judicial remedies, any affected natural and legal persons have the right to an effective judicial remedy with regard to legally binding decisions taken by the competent authority. In particular, under article 130 paragraph 1 (1) of the Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B‑VG), a complaint may be lodged against any decision issued by the competent authority.

Translated by the European Commission, altered by the Federal Chancellery
Last update: 26 January 2026

Responsible for the content: Federal Chancellery

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