Important Dates

April 2006 - Commission Decision on the Re-use of Commission Information (2006/291/EC, Eurotom) was adopted (PDF file).
1 July 2005 - Member States had 18 months (until 1 July 2005) to transpose the Directive on the re-use of PSI into national law.
November 2003 - Directive on the Re-use of PSI (PDF file) was adopted (the explanatory memorandum in a proposal for a Directive (PDF file) stated that the Institutions will respect the principles of the Directive).
October 2001 - Communication eEurope 2002: Creating a EU Framework for the Exploitation of PSI (PDF file) as a part of the eEurope 2002 action plan was adopted. The Communication indicates amongst others that the Institutions will review their own re-use policies.
January 1999 - Green paper on PSI in the Information Society (PDF file) was adopted. Several reactions to the paper raised the issue of the usability of PSI held by the Institutions.

Last updated: 24 November 2006