Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2011/0430(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/98/EC on re-use of public sector information
Amendments (2)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
The means of redress shall include the possibility of review by an independent authority that is vested with specific regulatory powers regarding the re-use of public sector information and whose decisions are binding upon the public sector body concerned.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6.
Article 6.
2. In exceptional cases, in particular wWhere public sector bodies generate a substantial part of their operating costs relating to the performance of their public service tasks from the exploitation of their intellectual property rights, public sector bodies may be allowed to charge for the re- use of documents over and above the marginal costs, according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria, provided this is in the public interest and subject to the approval of the independent authority referred to in Article 4(4), and without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.