Legal framework
EU legislation
- Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information.
- Directive 2013/37/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the reuse of public sector information.
- 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.
Basic legislation
Basic regulation:
- Law 37/2007 of 16 November 2007 on the re-use of public sector information.
- Royal Decree 1495/2011, of 24 October, which implements Law 37/2007, of 16 November, on the reuse of public sector information, for the state public sector.
- Law 18/2015 of 9 July 2015 amending Law 37/2007 of 16 November 2007 on the re-use of public sector information.
- Royal Decree-Law 24/2021 of 2 November on the transposition of European Union directives on covered bonds, cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings, open data and re-use of public sector information, the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions and to broadcasts of radio and television programmes, temporary exemptions for certain imports and supplies, for consumers and for the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles.
Other texts:
- Law 19/2013, of 9 December, on transparency, access to public information and good governance.
- Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December 2018 on the protection of personal data and guarantee of digital rights.
Provincial legislation of Bizkaia
- Bizkaia’s Provincial Regulation 1/2016, of 17 February, on transparency in Bizkaia.
- FORAL DECREE 106/2020 of 1 December 2020 of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia was approved, regulating the opening of data on the open data portal of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia Open Data Bizkaia.