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Implementation of the PSI Directive
By 8 May 2008, all 27 Member States have notified complete transposition of the PSI Directive.
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The Court of Justice condemned Belgium for failure to transpose the PSI Directive on 13 December 2007
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The European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (Case C-528/06)
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The Court of Justice condemned Spain and Luxembourg for failure to transpose the PSI Directive on 27 September 2007.
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On 7 September 2007 Austria notified the State Law of Salzburg (PDF file), thereby completing transposition of the PSI Directive.
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On 7 September 2007 Portugal notified law number 46/2007 (PDF file) transposing the PSI Directive.
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On 18 July 2007 the European Court of Justice condemned Austria for not having implemented the necessary transposition measures within the required time limit (case C-517/06; judgement in PDF file).
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On 22 December 2006 the Commission took five Member States (Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg) to the European Court of Justice for failure to implement the Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) in time.
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Implementation status in Member States
Austria Notification of transposition measures
Belgium Notification of transposition measures
Bulgaria Notification of transposition measures
Cyprus Notification of transposition measures
Czech Republic Notification of transposition measures
Denmark Notification of transposition measures
Estonia Notification of transposition measures
France Notification of transposition measures
Finland Notification of transposition measures
Germany Notification of transposition measures
Greece Notification of transposition measures
Hungary Notification of transposition measures
Ireland Notification of transposition measures
Italy Notification of transposition measures
Latvia Notification of transposition measures
Lithuania Notification of transposition measures
Luxembourg Notification of transposition measures
Malta Notification of transposition measures
Netherlands Notification of transposition measures
Poland Notification of transposition measures
Portugal Notification of transposition measures
Romania Notification of transposition measures
Slovakia Notification of transposition measures
Slovenia Notification of transposition measures
Spain Notification of transposition measures
Sweden Notification of transposition measures
United Kingdom Notification of transposition measures
Implementation Status in EEA countries
Austria
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
New legislative instruments:
Federal:
- Bundesgesetz über die Weiterverwendung von Informationen öffentlicher Stellen (Informationsweiterverwendungsgesetz) nr. 135, 18.11.2005 Original language version
Länder:
- Kärntner Informations- und Statistikgesetz nr.70, 17.10.2005 Original language version
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Wiener
Landesgesetz über die Weiterverwendung von Informationen öffentlicher Stellen -
Wiener Informationsweiterverwendungsgesetz, nr. 52, 20.09.2005
Original language version;
EN translation
- Landesgesetz, mit dem das Oö. Auskunftspflicht - und Datenschutzgesetz geändert wird Original language version
- Gesetz vom 14. Dezember 2006 über die Auskunftspflicht, die Weiterverwendung von Informationen öffentlicher Stellen sowie die Statistik des Landes Burgenland (Burgenländi-sches Auskunftspflicht-, Informationsweiterverwendungs- und Statistikgesetz - Bgld. AISG) Original language version
- Gesetz vom 22. November 2006 über die Weiterverwendung von Informationen öffentlicher Stellen (Tiroler Informationsweiterverwendungsgesetz – TIWG) Original language version
- Vorarlberg - Gesetz über die Weiterverwendung von Dokumenten öffentlicher Stellen (Dokumenten-Weiterverwendungsgesetz – DokWG) Original language version
- Niederösterreich Original language version
- Salzburg Original language version
topBelgium
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Federal measures
- Walloon region
- Flanders
- French community Original language version
- German community Original language version
- Brussels - Capital Region
Bulgaria
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Act amending the Access to Public Information Act
Original language version;
EN
translation
Cyprus
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
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Act establishing rules governing the re-use
of existing information held by the public sector bodies
Original language version;
EN
translation
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Act establishing rules governing the re-use of existng information held by
Public sector Bodies
Original
language version;
EN
translation
Czech Republic
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
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Zákon ze dne 11. května 1999 o svobodném přístupu k
informacím
Original language version;
EN translation
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Zákon ze dne 23. ledna 2001
kterým se mění zákon č. 483/1991 Sb., o České televizi, ve znění pozdějších
předpisů, a o změně některých dalších zákonů Original
language version;
EN translation
New legislative instruments:
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Zákon ze dne 24. června 2004
správní řád
Original language version;
EN translation
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Zákon ze dne 21 zari 2005 o změně zákonů v souvislosti
s přijetím zákona o ochraně utajovaných informací
a o bezpečnostní způsobilosti
Original language version;
EN translation
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Zákon ze dne 3. února 2006, kterým se mění zákon č. 106/1999 Sb., o
svobodném přístupu k informacím, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, zákon č. 121/2000
Sb., o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně
některých zákonů (autorský zákon), ve znění zákona č.
81/2005 Sb., a zákon č. 128/2000 Sb.,
o obcích (obecní zřízení), ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Original language version;
EN translation
Denmark
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
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Lov om offentlighed i forvaltingen,
Lov nr. 572, 19.12.1985
Original language version;
EN translation
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Forvaltningsloven,
Lov nr. 571, 19.12.1985
Original language version;
EN translation
New legislative instruments:
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Lov om
videreanvendelse af den offentlige sektors informationer, Lov
nr. 596, 24.06.2005
Original language version;
EN translation
- Lov om ændring af lov om videreanvendelse af den offentlige sektors informationer Original Language version
Estonia
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
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Avaliku teabe seadus
Original language version;
EN translation
New legislative instruments:
France
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition. The directive has been implemented by ordonnance n°2005-650 of 6 June 2005 concerning the freedom of access to administrative documents and the re-use of public information and by Décret no 2005-1755 (PDF file) of 30 December 2005.
Existing legislation:
Ordonnance n° 2005-650 amends Act n° 78-753 of 17 July 1978, implementing various measures to improve relationships between the Administration and the public, and various administrative, social and fiscal provisions.
New legislative instruments:
- Ordonnance n°2005-650 of 6 June 2005 concerning the freedom of access to administrative documents and the re-use of public information Original language version
- Décret no 2005-1755 - LA COMMISSION D’ACCÈS AUX DOCUMENTS ADMINISTRATIFS, of 30 December 2005 Original language version
Finland
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
- Självstyrelselag för Åland, 16.08.1991 Original language version
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta, 31.05.1999 Original language version; EN translation
- Valtion maksuperustelaki, 21.02.1992 Original language version
New legislative instruments:
Germany
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
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Gesetz über die Weiterverwendungv on Informationen öffentlicher Stellen (lnformationsweitervenwendnugsgesetz
- IWG)
Original language version;
EN
translation
Greece
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
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Law on the re-use of PSI and the regulation of issues within the
competency of the Ministry of the Interior, public administration and
decentralisation
Original language version;
EN
translation
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Amendment
Original language version;
EN
translation of the article 11
Hungary
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition. Transposition through the amended data protection law and the Act on publication of data of public interest.
Existing legislation:
- 1989. évi XXXI. törvény az Alkotmány módosításáról (59.§.), 23.10.1989 Original language version
- 2003. évi CXXV. törvény az egyenlő bánásmódról és az esélyegyenlőség előmozdításáról, 28.12.2003 Original language version
- 1949. évi XX. törvény... Original language version
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2003. évi XXIV.
törvény a közpénzek felhasználásával, a köztulajdon használatának
nyilvánosságával, átláthatóbbá tételével és ... nr. 41/2003
Original language version;
EN translation
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1992. évi LXIII. törvény a szemeélyes adatok védelméröl és a közérdekü adatok
nyilvánoságáról, nr. 116/1992
Original language version;
EN translation
New legislative instruments:
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2005. évi XC. törvény
az elektronikus információszabadságról, nr. 99/2005
Original language version;
EN translation
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2005. évi XIX. törvény
a személyes adatok védelméröl és a ködérdekû adatok nyilvánosságáról szóló 1992.
évi LXIII. törvény mód ... nr. 57/2005
Original language version;
EN translation
Ireland
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
No change to existing legislation is foreseen.
New legislative instruments:
Statutory Instrument, nr. 279, 01.07.2005 Original language version
Italy
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
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Decreto
legislativo 24 gennaio 2006, n. 36, "Attuazione della direttiva 2003/98/ce
relativa al riutilizzo di documenti nel settore pubblico" Original
language version;
EN translation
Latvia
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
- Saeima ir
pieņēmusi un Valsts prezidents izsludina šādu likumu: Informācijas
atklātības likums I nodaļa Vispārīgie jautājumi
Original
language version;
EN translation
New legislative instruments:
- Saeima ir
pieņēmusi un Valsts prezidents izsludina šādu likumu: Grozījumi Informācijas
atklātības likumā
Original language version;
EN
translation
Lithuania
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
The PSI directive has been transposed by the Law on Obtaining Information from Central and Local Government Institutions (Nr. X-383 of 10 November 2005). The law concerns the right of private companies and citizens to obtain information from central and local government and the re-use of it. The law defines the rights and modalities to use the information resources of public sector and also determines the obligation of central and local government to provide this kind of information to all concerned. The law is based on the PSI directive.
The initiative on establishing and implementing an information asset register is being considered.
The law
on state registers Nr. IX-2371, nr.124, 15.07.2004 (Word file) defines the modalities of
establishing, creating, managing, and liquidating state registers and the
distribution of data from the registers. The provisions of the law on
state registers concerning dissemination of data from state registers comply
with the provisions of the PSI directive.
The list of state registers managed as specific registers “Registru saršas” cover
most data from every register. The list of state registers is available
via internet www.registrai.lt.
- Valstybès registrų įstatymo pakeitimo įstatymas Nr. IX-2371, nr. 124, 15.07.2004 Original language version; EN translation
New legislative instruments:
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Lietuvos Respublikos teisės gauti informaciją iš
valstybès ir savivalyblių įstaigų įstatymo pakeitimo
įstatymas Nr. X-383, nr. 139, 10.11.2005
Original language version;
EN
translation
Luxembourg
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Loi du 4 décembre 2007 sur la réutilisation des informations du secteur public Original language version
Malta
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified circular No. 31/2006 of the office of the Prime Minister on re-use of PSI and the European Union act (CAP. 460) - Re-Use of Public Sector Information Order, 2007; Government Gazette of Malta No. 18,033 - 09.02.2007.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- European Union Act (CAP. 460); Re-Use of Public Sector Information Order, 2007; Government Gazette of Malta No. 18,033 - 09.02.2007 Original language version (MT and EN version)
Netherlands
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
Act to promote open government;
Various acts with specific provisions on government information.
New legislative instruments:
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Wijziging van de Wet openbaarheid van bestuur en enige endere wetten in verband
met de implementatie van richtlijn nr. 2003/98/EG...
Original language version;
EN
translation
Poland
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Poland has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
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Code of Administrative procedure, nr. 98/1071, 14.06.1960
EN translation
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Access to public information, nr. 112/1198, 06.09.2001
EN translation
- The Constitution of the Republic of Poland, nr. 78/483, 02.04.1997 EN translation
- Ustawa z dnia 2 lipca 2004 r. o swodobzie dzialalności gospodarczej, nr. 173/1807, 02.07.2004 Original language version
- Freedom of Economic Activity, nr. 173/1807, 02.07.2004 EN translation
New legislative instruments:
Portugal
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
Article 268.º n.º 2 of the Portuguese Constitution that establishes the fundamental right of access to administrative archives and registries, except for information related to state security, criminal investigation and personal privacy.
New legislative instruments:
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Lei n.º 46/2007 de 24 de Agosto, Regula o acesso aos documentos
administrativos e a sua reutilização...
Original language version;
EN
translation
Romania
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Lege privind reutilizarea informaţiilor din instituţiile publice, 25 aprilie 2007 Original language version
- Lege pentru modificarea Legii nr. 109/2007 privind reutilizarea informatiilor din institutiile publice Original language version
Slovakia
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
- Zákon č. 71/1967 Zb. o správnom konaní (správny poriadok), 29.06.1967 Original language version
- Úplné snenie sákona č. 71/1967 Zb. o správnom konaní (správny poriadok), ako vyplýva zo zmien a doplnení vykonaných zákonom č. 215 ..., 16.03.2004 Original language version
- Zákon č. 215/1995 Z.z. o geodézii a kartografii, Národnej rady Slovenskej Republiky, Original language version
- Zákon č. 211/2000 Z. z. o slobodnom prístupe k informáciám a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o slobode informácií, 17.05.2000 Original language version; EN translation
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481 V Y H L Á Š K A Ministerstva financií Slovenskej republiky z 20.
decembra 2000 o podrobnostiach úhrady nákladov za sprístupnenie informácií
Original language version
New legislative instruments:
- Zákon z 21. júna 2007, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky č. 215/1995 Z. z. o geodézii a kartografii v znení zákona č. 423/2003 Z. z. Original language version
Slovenia
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Zakon o dostopu do informacij javnega značaja Original language version; EN translation
- Uredba o posredovanju in ponovni uporabi informacij javnega značaja Original language version; EN translation
Spain
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Ley
37/2007, de 16 de noviembre, sobre reutilización de la información
del sector público
Original
language version;
EN translation
Sweden
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
• Tryckfrihetsförordningen (Freedom of the Press Order)
• Secretesslagen (Secrecy Act)
• Lagen om överlämnande av allmänna handlingar till andra organ än myndigheter
för förvaring (Act (1994:1383) on the depositing of public documents with bodies
other than the authorities for safekeeping)
• Förvaltningslagen (Administrative Procedures Act (1986:223) )
• Avgiftsförordningen (Fees and Charges Order)
• Verksförordningen (Government Agencies and Institutes Order (1995:1322))
• Regeringsformen (Constitution Act)
• prop. 1989/90; 138, bet. 1989/90:fiU38, rskr.1989:289 and prop. 1997/98:136,
bet. 1997/98:KU31, rskr. 1997/98:294
New legislative instruments:
- Förordning om villkor vid vidareutnyttjande av information från statliga
myndigheter; SFS 2008:31
Original language version
United Kingdom
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
None
New legislative instruments:
- OPSI Website - regulations (Statutory Instrument 2005 n° 1515) made under the European Communities Act
Iceland
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
The Icelandic Information Act defines the public access to
information and the restrictions on the right to information. This act includes
almost all items of the directive except the access and re-use of information
through electronic means such as data bases.
The working group is now working on government bills which change the specific
acts of certain institutions to ensure the public access to their data bases
with certain defined exceptions.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- Lög nr. 161/2006 um breytingu á upplýsingalögum nr. 50/1996
- Law No 161/2006 amending the information law No 50/1996
Liechtenstein
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
The PSI Directive was implemented by the new Act of 29 May 2008 on the re-use of public sector information (Gesetz vom 29. Mai 2008 über die Weiterverwendung von Informationen öffentlicher Stellen - Informationsweiterverwendungsgesetz, IWG, LR 172.016; siehe www.gesetze.li)
Norway
Status of transposition of PSI-directive:
Has notified full transposition.
An inter-ministerial working group was appointed in June 2003 with the
mandate to adopt recommendations regarding the implementation of the PSI-directive
in Norwegian law. The working group submitted its report on 30 August 2004.
The report has been forwarded to government bodies and affected organisations
for consultation. The deadline for submitting comments was 1
December 2004.
The recommendations of the working group and any suggestions resulting from the
consultative round will be considered in relation to the current revision of the
Freedom of Information Act. The directive will in all likelihood primarily be
implemented in the new Freedom of Information Act, but will also necessitate
changes in other legislative acts regulating access to public information on
specific areas.
Existing legislation:
New legislative instruments:
- lov 19. mai 2006 nr. 16 om rett til innsyn i dokument i offentleg verksemd
- Act 19 May 2006 no 16 relating to right of access to documents held by
the public administration and public undertakings
Maintained by Information Society and Media DG, Unit E4 - Access to Information
Contact: infso-psihelp@ec.europa.eu