Directive on the re-use of public sector information

Directive 2003/98/EC

European Union directive
Title	Directive on the re-use of public sector information
Made by	European Parliament & Council
Made under	Art. 95
Journal reference	L 345, 2003-12-31, pp. 90–96
History
Date made	2003-11-17[1]
Came into force	2003-12-31[1]
Implementation date	2008-05-08[1]
Preparative texts
Commission proposal	C 365 E, 2000-12-19, p. 223
EESC opinion	C 85, 2003-04-08, p. 25
Reports
Other legislation
Replaces	—
Amends	—
Amended by	Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information
Replaced by	—
Substantially amended

Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information, known as the PSI Directive,^[2][3] now called the Open Data Directive,^[4] is an EU directive that stipulates minimum requirements for EU member states regarding making public sector information available for re-use. This directive provides a common legislative framework for this area. The Directive is an attempt to remove barriers that hinder the re-use of public sector information throughout the Union.

The PSI Directive was amended again in 2019, becoming the Open Data Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information), which entered into force on 16 July 2019.^[4] It consisted of a revision of the public sector information directive from 2003, which was already previously amended by the directive 2013/37/EU.^[4][5] Member states had until 16 July 2021 to transpose the new directive into national law.