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Open Data Directive
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Chapter I - General provisions (Art. 1-3)
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Chapter II - Requests for re-use (Art. 4)
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- Art. 4 Open Data Directive - Processing of requests for re-use
Chapter III - Conditions for re-use (Art. 5-10)
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Chapter IV - Non-discrimination and fair trading (Art. 11-12)
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- Art. 11 Open Data Directive - Non-discrimination
- Art. 12 Open Data Directive - Exclusive arrangements
Chapter V - High-value datasets (Art. 13-14)
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- Art. 13 Open Data Directive - Thematic categories of high-value datasets
- Art. 14 Open Data Directive - Specific high-value datasets and arrangements for publication and re-use
Chapter VI - Final provisions (Art. 15-21)
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About the Open Data Directive

Full name: Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information.

Type: Directive

Objective and key elements:

Strengthening the EU’s data economy
Ensuring fair competition and easy access to public sector information
Enhancing cross-border innovation based on data
Introducing a principle that government data should be open by default and design and provided (almost) free of charge without (unnecessary) restrictions.

Relevant to: Governmental bodies and entities (and the relevant entities wishing to obtain data from such entities)

Related legislation: Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union

Status: In force.

Implemented in Sweden through Lagen (2022:818) om den offentliga sektorns tillgängliggörande av data.