Summary of the legislation
Documents produced by the public sector in the Member States constitute a considerable resource for the benefit of the knowledge economy.
Directive 2003/98/EC as modified by Directive 2013/37/EU sets rules on the re-use and means to facilitate the re-use of existing documents held by public sector bodies.
Open data policies encourage the availability and re-use of public sector information for private or commercial purposes and promote the circulation of information.
Relevant National legislation
Member States which have adopted specific PSI re-use measures
Belgium
Federal measures:
Loi relatif à la réutilisation des informations du secteur public (Law on re-use of public sector information) of 4 May 2016, Moniteur Belge, 03/06/2016, p. 34149, Original bilingual version (FR/NL)
Arrêté royal fixant la procédure et les délais de traitement des demandes de réutilisation d’informations du secteur public ainsi que la surveillance de l’obligation de mise à disposition des documents administratifs (Royal decree establishing the procedure and deadlines for processing applications for re-use of public sector information and monitoring requirements for the provision of administrative documents) of 29/10/2007., Moniteur Belge, 06/11/2007, p. 56338-56341 Original bilingual version (FR/NL)
Arrêté royal relatif à la composition et au fonctionnement de la Commission d’accès aux et de réutilisation des documents administratifs (Royal decree on the composition and functioning of the Commission for access to and re-use of administrative records) of 29/04/2008, Moniteur Belge, 08/05/2008, p. 24362-24368 Original bilingual version (FR, NL)
Walloon region:
Décret conjoint de la Région wallonne et de la Communauté française relatif à la réutilisation des informations du secteur public et visant à l’établissement d’une politique de données ouvertes (Joint decree by the Wallon Region and the French community on the re-use of public sector information and on the establishment of an Open Data policy) of 19 July 2017, Moniteur Belge of 13/09/2017, p. 83586, Original language version
Flanders:
Decreet betreffende het hergebruik van overheidsinformatie (Decree on the re-use of public sector information) of 27/04/2007 Moniteur Belge, 05/11/2007, p. 56250-56256 Original bilingual version (NL, FR)
Decreet to wijziging van het decreet van 27 april 2007 betreffende het hergebruik van overheidsinformatie en het decreet van 18 juli 2008 betreffende het elektronische bestuurlijke gegevensverkeer (Decree amending the decree of 27 April 2007 on the re-use of public sector information and the decree of 18 July 2008 on the electronic exchange of administrative information) of 12 June 2015, Moniteur Belge 30 June 2015, p. 37664 - original bilingual version (NL, FR)
Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering betreffende het hergebruik van overheidsinformatie bij de diverse departementen binnen de Vlaamse ministeries en bij de intern verzelfstandigde agentschappen zonder rechtspersoonlijkheid (Decision of the Flemish Government on the reuse of public sector within the Flemish ministries and agencies) of 19/07/2007, Moniteur Belge, 05/11/2007, p. 56256-56257 Original bilanguage version (FR/NL)
Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot oprichting van de beroepsinstantie inzake openbaarheid van bestuur en hergebruik van overheidsinformatie (Decree of the Flemish Government establishing the professional body for public access and reuse of public sector) of 19/07/2007 Moniteur Belge du 05/11/2007, p. 56257-56261 Original bilanguage version (FR/NL)
Ministerieel besluit met betrekking tot vastlegging van de modellicentie inzake hergebruik van overheidsinformatie (Ministerial decision establishing the licensing model for re-use of public sector information) of 8/10/2007, Moniteur Belge du 05/11/2007, p. 56277-56281 Original language version; EN translation
Beroepsinstantie inzake openbaarheid van bestuur en hergebruik van overheidsinformatie. Afdeling hergebruik van overheidsinformatie (Appellate Body on public access and re-use of public information) of 8/10/2007, Moniteur Belge du 05/11/2007, p. 56282-56282 Original language version - EN translation
The French community:
Décret conjoint de la Région wallonne et de la Communauté française relatif à la réutilisation des informations du secteur public et visant à l’établissement d’une politique de données ouvertes (Joint decree by the Wallon Region and the French community on the re-use of public sector information and on the establishment of an Open Data policy) of 19 July 2017, Moniteur Belge of 13/09/2017, p. 83586, Original language version
The German community:
Dekret über die Weiterverwendung öffentlicher Dokumente (Decree on the re-use of public documents) of 18/12/2006, Moniteur Belge, 18/12/2006, p. 13831-13833 Original tri-language version (DE, FR, NL)
Dekret zur Abänderung des Dekrets vom 18.12.2006 über die Weiterverwendung öffentlicher Dokumente (Decree amending the Decree of 18/12/2006 on the re-use of public documents) of 29 June 2015, Moniteur Belge 17 June 2015, p. 46503 Original tri-lingual version (DE, FR, NL)
Brussels Capital Region:
Ordonnance portant transposition de la Directive 2003/98/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 17 novembre 2003 concernant la réutilisation des informations du secteur public (Order transposing the Directive on the re-use of public sector information) of 6/03/2008, Moniteur Belge du 08/04/2008, p. 18703-18707 Bilingual version FR/NL
Ordonnance visant à l'établissement d'une politique de données ouvertes (Open Data) et portant transposition de la Directive 2013/37/UE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 26 juin 2013 modifiant la Directive 2003/98/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 17 novembre 2003 concernant la réutilisation des informations du secteur public, Moniteur Belge du 10/11/2016, p. 74728 - Bilingual version FR/NL
Cyprus
Re-use of Public Sector Information Act 2015 (Act 205(I)/2015), Cyprus Gazette, n° 4546 of 23/12/2015, p. 1442 EN translation
Germany
Federal law transposing the PSI Directive – Re-use of Information Act (2006) EN translation.
Federal law amending the Re-use of Information Act (2015) EN translation
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Romania
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Austria
Denmark
Slovenia
Member States which have adapted their legislative framework for access to documents to include re-use of PSI:
Bulgaria
Act amending the Access to Public Information Act of 07/07/2000 as last amended on 11/12/2015, Official Gazette N°97 of 11/12/2015 EN translation
Croatia
Act Nr. 403/13 of 8 March 2013 on the right of access to information EN translation
Act of 15 July 2015 amending and supplementing the Act on the right of access to information EN translation
Extracts from the General Administrative Procedure Act (Zakon o opcém upravnom postupku - Act Nr. 1065/2009 of 1 April 2009): English translation
Czech Republic
Act on free access to information) of 11/05/1999 Sbirka Zakonu CR N° 106/1999, 08/06/1999 EN translation
Act of 3 February 2006 amending Act no 106/1999 on free access to information EN translation
Act of 12 August 2015 amending Act no 106/1999 on free access to information EN translation
Provisions contained in a number of other Acts.
Estonia
The Public Information Act (consolidated text March 2003) EN translation
Act of 5 December 2012 amending the Public Information Act, RT I, 19.12.2012, 2 EN translation
Act of 15 December 2015 amending the Public Information Act and other related acts, RT I, 06.01.2016, 1 EN translation
Finland
Act on Transparency in Government (1999, as amended) EN translation
Act on Criteria for Charges Payable to the State (1992) Original language version
Act on Sovereignty of the Island of Åland (1991) Original language version
France
Code on the Relations between the Public and the Administration, consolidated version January 2017 Original language version
Act No 78-753 on freedom of access to administrative documents and the re-use of public information, consolidated version October 2013 Original language version
Decree on access to documents and on reuse of public sector information, specifying the provisions of law no. 78-753 of 17 July 1978 Original language version
Decree on the reuse of public sector information Original language version
Latvia
Freedom of Information Act of 29/10/1998 EN translation
Amendments to Freedom of Information Act of 22/12/2005, Latvijas Vēstnesis N° 1 of 03/01/2006 EN translation
Ministerial Order setting the procedure for awarding exclusive rights for re-use of information and for publication of information on the award of such rights EN translation
Law of 3 September 2015 amending the Law on the freedom of information EN translation
Lithuania
Law No VIII-1524 on the Right to Obtain Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies (recast by Law No. XII-2666 of 11 October 2016) EN translation
Law on State Registers (2004) EN translation
Netherlands
Law of 24 June 2015 laying down rules on the re-use of public sector information EN translation
Poland
Act of 25 February 2016 on the re-use of public sector information EN translation
Other relevant provisions:
Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 02/04/1997, Dziennik Ustaw n° 78/483 of 16/07/1997 EN translation
Code of Administrative Procedure, of 14.06.1960, Dziennik Ustaw n° 2000/98/1071 of 17/11/2000 EN translation
Act on Access to Public Information of 06/09/2001 EN translation
Amendment to Act on Access to Public Information by Act of 16 September 2011 EN translation
Portugal
Law No 26/2016 Approves the rules on access to administrative and environmental information and re-use of administrative documents, transposing Directive 2003/4/EC [...] of 28 January, and Directive 2003/98/EC [...] of 17 November.) of 22/08/2016, Diaro da Republica, D.R 1a seria, n.º 160 of 22/08/2016, p. 2777 EN translation
Slovak Republic
Act No. 211/2000 on the Access to Information, amending certain laws (Freedom of Information Act) of 17/05/2000 (as amended - consolidated version of 1 January 2016) EN translation
Article 47 of the Code of Administrative Procedure EN translation
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