Chapter III, Article 9 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1420

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Article 9General rights and obligations of the regulatory sandbox coordinators#

1.Regulatory sandbox coordinators shall manage the operations in the interoperability regulatory sandbox and its related projects throughout the lifespan of the interoperability regulatory sandbox.

2.Regulatory sandbox coordinators are specifically responsible for the following tasks:

(a)to invite regulators to the interoperability regulatory sandbox;

(b)to steer the regulatory dialogue with the regulators involved around the set-up of and the learnings from the projects;

(c)to decide on the number of projects running sequential or in parallel during the lifespan of the interoperability regulatory sandbox;

(d)to publish calls for participation in the interoperability regulatory sandbox on the Interoperable Europe Portal and admit participants to the interoperability regulatory sandbox, as referred to in Article 10;

(e)to select projects to run in the interoperability regulatory sandbox, while verifying that each projects remains in the scope of the interoperability regulatory sandbox with particular attention to the following aspects:

—to support the cross-border interoperability of trans-European digital public services involving participants from at least two different Member States, or from at least one public sector body and one Union entity,

—to contribute to the development, testing and validation of an innovative interoperability solution, and

—to identify the specific regulatory issues at stake and the guidance that is expected from the authorities supervising the interoperability regulatory sandbox;

(f)to ensure that participation is based on a specific plan;

(g)to determine a time-limit for participation in a project;

(h)to decide on extension of a project, as referred to in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903;

(i)to end a project, as referred to in Article 15;

(j)to ensure periodic and final reporting to the Commission and the Interoperable Europe Board;

(k)to set up a risk management framework, as referred to in Article 12.

3.In case it is necessary to process personal data in the context of projects running in the interoperability regulatory sandbox, regulatory sandbox coordinators shall take the necessary measures to allow for the competent data protection authorities to effectively carry out their supervision tasks, as provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903.

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project
means a specific set of actions aiming to develop, train, test and validate innovative interoperability solutions, running in the controlled environment of an interoperability regulatory sandbox according to a specific plan and involving participants as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903;
regulator
means regulatory bodies or authorities that oversee and enforce compliance within specific sectors at Union, Member States, regional or local level relevant for the projects in an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
regulatory sandbox coordinators
means Union entities or public sector bodies that jointly establish and manage an interoperability regulatory sandbox, including overseeing their setup, coordinating participation, monitoring progress, reporting on the activities and termination;
specific agreement
means a formal instrument concluded between at least three Union entities or public sector bodies that outlines the terms, roles, responsibilities, and working methods for the creation, governance, and operation of an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
specific plan
means a specific plan on the development, training, testing and validation of innovative interoperability solutions in an interoperability regulatory sandbox, as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903.