Directive on the re-use of public sector information

European Union directive:
Directive 2003/98/EC
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
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
Replaces	—
Amends	—
Amended by	—
Replaced by	—
Status: Current legislation

Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information, otherwise known as the PSI Directive^[2][3] is a 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} European Commission's Information Society's information on the Directive on the re-use of public sector information. Accessed: 2010-01-21
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

External links

• PSI Directive PDF copy
• PSI Directive HTML copy