The PSI Directive info

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This page contains usefull information about the Directive: reports and other studies and summaries.
2003: PSI Directive on the re-use of PSI
2009: The Review of the PSI Directive The communication form the Commission illustrates the problems around the re-use of PSI, specially practical issues between PSI holders and re-users, and among the last ones themselves.
2011: Proposal to amend the current Directive introduces new features:

• General re-usability principle for public data;
• Maximum charges: the marginal cost for disseminating the information;
• Data should be made available in machine-readable formats where possible;
• Independent supervision of the implementation of the rules in all the Member States.

Press Release Brussels, 12th December 2011

It does not however mention anything about the legal issues surrounding exclusive arrangements still in place, they represent an infringement of Competition Law.

PSI Directive history