#BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 1Regulation on the Determination of Another Federal Network for Data Exchange via the National Once-Only Technical System in the Scope of the Online Access Act
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This regulation, published on 5 January 2026 and enacted on 29 December 2025 by the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Administrative Modernization, officially designates a specific federal network (other than the existing ones) to be used for secure data exchange through Germany's national Once-Only Technical System (NOOTS). The Once-Only principle under the Online Access Act (OZG) aims to ensure that citizens and businesses provide data to public authorities only once, with subsequent sharing handled electronically across federal, state, and local levels. This ordinance updates the technical infrastructure by naming an additional network that public bodies must utilize for NOOTS-compliant data transmissions. It forms part of the broader implementation of the EU's Single Digital Gateway Regulation and the German OZG, facilitating more efficient and secure cross-agency data exchange.
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Key Changes
- Designates an additional federal network for use with the national Once-Only Technical System (NOOTS)
- Enacted on 29 December 2025 and published in BGBl. I Nr. 1 on 5 January 2026
- Regulates secure data exchange under the Online Access Act (OZG)
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What this law requires
Public bodies must utilize the designated federal network for secure data exchange through the National Once-Only Technical System (NOOTS) for all cross-agency data transmissions
Public bodies must implement NOOTS-compliant data transmission protocols when exchanging citizen and business data across administrative levels
Public bodies must ensure that citizens and businesses are not required to submit the same data multiple times to different public authorities, directing data sharing through NOOTS instead
Public bodies must transition their data exchange infrastructure to comply with the Once-Only principle as defined in the Online Access Act (OZG)