interoperability
as defined in DMA, Article 2, point (29) (Definitions)
the ability to exchange information and mutually use the information which has been exchanged through interfaces or other solutions, so that all elements of hardware or software work with other hardware and software and with users in all the ways in which they are intended to function;
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- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on harmonised rules on fair access to and use… 52022PC0068, Article 2, point (19)
the ability of two or more data spaces or communication networks, systems, products, applications or components to exchange and use data in order to perform their functions - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the internal market in… 52016PC0864R(01), Article 2, point (19)
in the context of smart metering, the ability of two or more energy or communication networks, systems, devices, applications or components to interwork, to exchange and use information in order to perform required functions - Regulation (EU) 2025/327 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2025 on the European Health Data… 32025R0327, Article 2(2), point (f)
the ability of organisations, as well as of software applications or devices from the same manufacturer or different manufacturers, to interact through the processes they support, involving the exchange of information and knowledge, without changing the content of the data, between those… - Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair… 32023R2854, Article 2, point (40)
the ability of two or more data spaces or communication networks, systems, connected products, applications, data processing services or components to exchange and use data in order to perform their functions - Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for… 32019R0943, Article 2, point (46)
interoperability as defined in point (24) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 - Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal… 32019L0944, Article 2, point (24)
in the context of smart metering, the ability of two or more energy or communication networks, systems, devices, applications or components to interwork to exchange and use information in order to perform required functions; - Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning… 32019L0771, Article 2, point (10)
the ability of the goods to function with hardware or software different from those with which goods of the same type are normally used - Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning… 32019L0770, Article 2, point (12)
the ability of the digital content or digital service to function with hardware or software different from those with which digital content or digital services of the same type are normally used; - Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical… 32017R0746, Article 2, point (19)
the ability of two or more devices, including software, from the same manufacturer or from different manufacturers, to: (a) exchange information and use the information that has been exchanged for the correct execution of a specified function without changing the content of the data, and/or (b)… - Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending… 32017R0745, Article 2, point (26)
the ability of two or more devices, including software, from the same manufacturer or from different manufacturers, to: (a) exchange information and use the information that has been exchanged for the correct execution of a specified function without changing the content of the data, and/or (b)… - Decision (EU) 2015/2240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 establishing a programme on… 32015D2240, Article 2, point (1)
the ability of disparate and diverse organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective… - Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for… 32013R1315, Article 3, point (o)
the ability, including all the regulatory, technical and operational conditions, of the infrastructure in a transport mode to allow safe and uninterrupted traffic flows which achieve the required levels of performance for that infrastructure or mode; - Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment… 32010L0040, Article 4, point (2)
the capacity of systems and the underlying business processes to exchange data and to share information and knowledge - Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for… 32007L0002, Article 3, point (7)
the possibility for spatial data sets to be combined, and for services to interact, without repetitive manual intervention, in such a way that the result is coherent and the added value of the data sets and services is enhanced - Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework… 32004R0549, Article 2, point (28)
a set of functional, technical and operational properties required of the systems and constituents of the EATMN and of the procedures for its operation, in order to enable its safe, seamless and efficient operation. Interoperability is achieved by making the systems and constituents compliant with… - Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending… 02011L0083-20260927, Article 2, point (21)
(21) ‘interoperability’ means interoperability as defined in point (12) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/770.