COM(2002)207 - Re-use and commercial exploitation of public sector documents

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  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
  5. Full version
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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the re-use and commercial exploitation of public sector documents
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number46 COM(2002)207 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2003)119; SEC(2003)627; COM(2003)620
procedure number48 2002/0123(COD)
CELEX number49 52002PC0207

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Key dates

Document 05-06-2002
Online publication 05-06-2002
Decision 17-11-2003; Richtlijn 2003/98
Publication in Official Journal50 31-12-2003; Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 041,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 047,OJ L 345, 31.12.2003,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 032,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 041

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Related information

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Resulting legislation

 

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  • 1. 
    The rationale and economic importance of this initiative is explained in detail in the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 23 October 2001, 'eEurope 2002: creating an EU framework for the exploitation of public sector information' COM(2001) 607. This section gives a short overview of the main arguments exposed.

     
  • 2. 
    On 20 March 2001, the Commission adopted a Communication entitled 'The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile Communications in the European Union. State of Play and the Way Forward' COM(2001) 141.

     
  • 3. 
    Guidelines for improving the synergy between the public and private sectors in the information market, Luxembourg 1989.

     
  • 4. 
    "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, September 2000.

     
  • 5. 
    'Digital Content for Global Mobile Services', Andersen, 2002

     
  • 6. 
    See for example the studies 'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001, "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", report by Pira International for the European Commission, September 2000, or the research in the area of geographical information as reported in 'The dissemination of spatial data: a North American-European comparative study on the impact of government information policy', X.R. Lopez, Ablex Publishing Corporation 1998 or the study 'Economische effecten van laagdrempelige beschikbaarstelling van overheidsinformatie' (2000) for the Ravi Bedrijvenplatform (private sector members of the Dutch Geographic Data Committee).

     
  • 7. 
    'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001.

     
  • 8. 
    The study, based on a conservative projection of the market development resulting from lowering the licence fees for the re-use of public sector information, indicates that a more open licensing policy would generate additional tax revenues which would more than offset the lost income from such fees. In the final analysis, it is therefore not an issue of foregone revenues. "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, Sept. 2000.

     
  • 9. 
    Appendix to the HM Treasury Spending Review 2000.

     
  • 10. 
    See the conclusions and recommendations of the study "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, September 2000.

     
  • 11. 
    'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001.

     
  • 12. 
    You will find the replies to the Green Paper and an analytical overview of the replies at the following website: www.cordis.lu/econtent/psi/.

     
  • 13. 
    For the avoidance of doubt, the term intellectual property rights refers to copyright and related rights only (including sui generis forms of protection). It does not include industrial property rights.

     
  • 14. 
    Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10-19.

     
  • 15. 
    Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20-28.

     
  • 16. 
    European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, OJ L 145, 31.5.2001.

     
  • 17. 
    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
  • 21. 
    OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

     
  • 22. 
    OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 214.

     
  • 23. 
    On 20 March 2001, the Commission adopted a Communication entitled 'The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile Communications in the European Union. State of Play and the Way Forward' COM(2001) 141.

     
  • 24. 
    On 20 March 2001, the Commission adopted a Communication entitled 'The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile Communications in the European Union. State of Play and the Way Forward' COM(2001) 141.

     
  • 25. 
    Guidelines for improving the synergy between the public and private sectors in the information market, Luxembourg 1989.

     
  • 26. 
    "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, September 2000.

     
  • 27. 
    'Digital Content for Global Mobile Services', Andersen, 2002

     
  • 28. 
    See for example the studies 'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001, "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", report by Pira International for the European Commission, September 2000, or the research in the area of geographical information as reported in 'The dissemination of spatial data: a North American-European comparative study on the impact of government information policy', X.R. Lopez, Ablex Publishing Corporation 1998 or the study 'Economische effecten van laagdrempelige beschikbaarstelling van overheidsinformatie' (2000) for the Ravi Bedrijvenplatform (private sector members of the Dutch Geographic Data Committee).

     
  • 29. 
    'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001.

     
  • 30. 
    The study, based on a conservative projection of the market development resulting from lowering the licence fees for the re-use of public sector information, indicates that a more open licensing policy would generate additional tax revenues which would more than offset the lost income from such fees. In the final analysis, it is therefore not an issue of foregone revenues. "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, Sept. 2000.

     
  • 31. 
    Appendix to the HM Treasury Spending Review 2000.

     
  • 32. 
    See the conclusions and recommendations of the study "Commercial exploitation of Europe's public sector information", Pira International, September 2000.

     
  • 33. 
    'Welvaartseffecten van verschillende financieringsmethoden van elektronische gegevensbestanden', report by Berenschot and Nederlands Economisch Instituut for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, 2001.

     
  • 34. 
    You will find the replies to the Green Paper and an analytical overview of the replies at the following website: www.cordis.lu/econtent/psi/.

     
  • 35. 
    For the avoidance of doubt, the term intellectual property rights refers to copyright and related rights only (including sui generis forms of protection). It does not include industrial property rights.

     
  • 36. 
    Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10-19.

     
  • 37. 
    Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20-28.

     
  • 38. 
    European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, OJ L 145, 31.5.2001.

     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
  • 43. 
    OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

     
  • 44. 
    OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 214.

     
  • 45. 
    On 20 March 2001, the Commission adopted a Communication entitled 'The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile Communications in the European Union. State of Play and the Way Forward' COM(2001) 141.

     
  • 46. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 47. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 48. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 49. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 50. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 51. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.