In June 2019, the European Union published the Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. This Directive incorporated some new developments in the universe of open data in Europe, such as

• The extension of obligations to the public services, transport and research sector that is totally or partially financed by the public sector.
• Promoting real-time access to dynamic data, using appropriate technical means, incorporating the concept of high-value data.
• The reduction of exceptions to the establishment of tariffs based on marginal costs.
• The increase of transparency in the establishment of exclusive agreements, reducing even more the conditions to carry out this type of agreements.

The incorporation of novelties to the Spanish legal framework

Once the directive has been published, each member country has to transpose it into its own legal system. The deadline for this action is 17 July 2021.

In Spain, work is already underway in this process. In this sense, a public consultation has been launched to find out the opinion of citizens and organizations affected by the future regulation on different aspects:

• The problems that the initiative is intended to solve.
• The need and opportunity for its approval.
• The objectives of the regulation.
• The possible alternative regulatory and non-regulatory solutions.

The full text of the consultation is published on the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. Those citizens who wish to do so have until 31 July to make their comments.

The aim of this action is to promote public participation in the process of drafting Spanish legislation, a step prior to the preparation of the draft law