Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of certain requirements for the establishment of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Union

Tabled by Valentina Palmisano, Leila Chaibi, Marina Mesure

Added: (6a) The following Article is inserted: Article 11a European location and jurisdiction of spatial data 1. Member States shall ensure that spatial data sets and spatial data services falling within the scope of this Directive, and the infrastructure used for their storage, processing and provision, are located and operated within the territory of the Union and are subject to Union law and the law of the Member States concerned. 2. Member States shall ensure that the necessary technical, organisational and contractual measures are taken to prevent unauthorised access to or transfer of such data by third-country authorities, entities or persons where such access or transfer would conflict with Union or Member State law. Where storage or processing is entrusted to a third-party service provider, Member States shall ensure, through contractual or other legally binding arrangements, that the requirements of this Article are complied with for the duration of the arrangement. 3. This Article shall be without prejudice to Union or Member State rules concerning access to spatial data, public access to environmental information, data sharing, cybersecurity, the protection of personal data, or the free flow of non-personal data within the Union.

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.287