Recital (83)

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Official source: COM(2026) 502 final — Proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act

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An increasing number of Union entities and public-sector bodies are sharing software
            developed by or for them and making it available for reuse under an open-source
            licence. This may be considered to be in the public interest and may maximise the

            value of public expenditure, reduce duplication costs and foster innovation across the
            Union. However, software is often made available and accessible in different
            repositories or catalogues, hampering searchability, discoverability and, ultimately,
            reuse. It is therefore necessary to require Union entities and public-sector bodies that
            voluntarily decide to make software available for reuse to do so in a catalogue or
            repository that is connected to EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue (‘the EU OSS
            Catalogue’). The OSS Catalogue should serve as a centralised catalogue for any public
            administration to search and access software made available for reuse by Union
            entities and public sector bodies. Hosting the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue on
            the Interoperable Europe portal referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2024/903
            (35) will ensure that solutions can be easily linked to further relevant information and
            training.

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