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Law no. 143 of 2021 on Open Data, Further Use of Public Domain Documents and Information and Related Matters.

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette of Cyprus Republic no. 4857 of 2021, Appendix I.
Subject
Energy, Water
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Data collection/reporting Institution Public participation Research Royalties/fees Access-to-information
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 23 articles and divided into seven Parts, establishes minimum rules governing reuse of: existing documents held by a public sector body, concerning Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors in compliance with related European Legislation, and research data. The documents to which the provisions of this Law apply are further usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes. The Law defines the following relevant terms: open format; anonymisation; competent authority; personal data; public enterprise; research data; standard license. Matters covered by this Law include: review committee; open data governance council; request for further use of public domain documents; terms of further use of documents; imposition of a fee and related principles; transparency; standard licenses; regulation of exclusive rights.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.mof.gov.cy