Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE 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 (5)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To facilitate re-use, public sector bodies should make documents permanently available throughonline in machine readable, searchable and current formats and together with their metadata where possible and appropriate, in a format that ensures interoperability , e.g. by processing them in a way consistent with the principles governing the compatibility and usability requirements for spatial information under Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The basic principle should be that public sector information is freely available for re-use, because this ensures the highest economic returns. Where charges are made for the re-use of documents, they should in principle be limited to the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction and dissemination, unless exceptionally justified according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria. The necessity of not hindering the normal running of public sector bodies covering a substantial part of the operating cost relating to the performance of their public task from the exploitation of their intellectual property rights should notably be taken into consideration. The burden of proving that charges are cost-oriented and comply with relevant limits should lie with the public sector body charging for the re- use of documents.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/98/CE
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
In paragraph 2, point (e) is replaced by the following: 'documents held by educational and research establishments, such as research facilities, including, where relevant, organisations established for the transfer of research results, schools and universities (except university libraries in respect of documents other than research documents protected by third party intellectual property rights) and;’deleted.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point 1
Article 1 – point 5 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) In paragraph 1, the words ‘ through electronic means’ are replaced by ‘permanently available online in machine- readable, searchable and current format and together with their metadata.’.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The basic principle is that documents may be re-used freely, unless there are significant economic costs which are incurred in order to make the information freely available in a specific case. Where charges are made for the re-use of documents, the total amount charged by public sector bodies shall be limited to the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction and dissemination.