This paper investigates the extent to which the FAIR data principles are implemented in EASY, the Core Trust Seal-certified digital repository of DANS. Based on Boehmer’s evaluation of the compliance of DANS-EASY with the FAIR principles (Boehmer et al. 2017) which attests compliance with 11 out of 15 FAIR principles, this paper discusses every principle and its corresponding metrics. For each of the principles it touches upon the topics of compliance and limitations, providing a critical discussion of the findings. The authors conclude with an overview of EASY’s compliance with the FAIR principles on the metadata and data level as well as with a set of recommendations for further “FAIRification” of EASY.