Directive on the re-use of public sector information

Directive 2003/98/EC
European Union directive
Title Directive on the re-use of public sector information
Made by European Parliament & Council
Made under Art. 95
Journal reference L345, 2003-12-31, pp. 90 – 96
History
Date made 2003-11-17[1]
Came into force 2003-12-31[1]
Implementation date 2008-05-08[1]
Preparative texts
Commission proposal C365 E, 2000-12-19, p.  223
EESC opinion C85, 2003-04-08, p.  25
Reports  
Other legislation
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Substantially amended

Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information, otherwise known as the PSI Directive[2][3] is an EU directive that encourages EU member states to make as much public sector information available for re-use as possible. Previous to the creation of this directive this area was left to member states to regulate. This directive now provides a common legislative framework for this area.

The Directive is an attempt to remove barriers that hinder the re-use of public sector information throughout the Union.

The ePSIplus web portal (which has since been renamed "ePSIplatform") was set up as a result of this directive.

In 2013 it was amended to make it more aligned with open government data concepts and also to contemplate cultural heritage information, among other modifications.[4]

Definition

"Public sector information" includes « any content whatever its medium (written on paper or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audiovisual recording)» when produced by a public sector body within its mandate. However the directive explicitly excluded a number of cases, including:[5]

(d) documents held by public service broadcasters and their subsidiaries, and by other bodies or their subsidiaries for the fulfilment of a public service broadcasting remit; (e) documents held by educational and research establishments, such as schools, universities, archives, libraries and research facilities including, where relevant, organisations established for the transfer of research results; (f) documents held by cultural establishments, such as museums, libraries, archives, orchestras, operas, ballets and theatres.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003 p. 90)
  2. ↑ Existing rules on re-use of public sector information Accessed: 2010-01-21
  3. ↑ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Re-use of Public Sector Information : review of Directive 2003/98/EC Accessed: 2010-01-21
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:345:0090:0096:EN:PDF
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