# Re-use of public sector information

European Parliament procedure 2011/0430(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee CULT / IMCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 198 committee amendments tabled by 28 Members between 2012-06-11 and 2012-10-04.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposal on the re-use of public sector information. The amendments revise recitals on open-data policies and re-use of documents held by public sector bodies, an obligation to make generally available documents re-usable, scope extended to libraries, museums, archives and local authorities, machine-readable formats and metadata, charging limited to marginal costs, open licences, intellectual property and data-protection safeguards, and national PSI portals.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |
| Herbert REUL | Germany | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28225.md |
| Hermann WINKLER | Germany | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96764.md |
| Petra KAMMEREVERT | Germany | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96837.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART | Spain | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111018.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37324.md |
| Amelia ANDERSDOTTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108570.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |
| François ALFONSI | France | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96750.md |
| Ivailo KALFIN | Bulgaria | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96807.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |

## Official source documents

- PE491.114: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.114+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.636: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.636+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.478: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.478+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.525: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.525+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0430-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0430-COD.json

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