Article 32aa – Single information point

Each Member State shall designate a single information point. That point shall make available easily accessible information concerning the application of Articles 32w, 32x and 32y. The single information point may be linked to sectoral, regional or local information points.

The single information point shall be competent to receive enquiries or requests for the re-use of the certain categories of protected data and shall transmit them, where possible and appropriate by automated means, to the competent public sector bodies, or the competent bodies referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 32z, where relevant.

The single information point may include a separate, simplified and well-documented information channel for SMEs, SMCs, start-ups and research establishments addressing their needs and capabilities in requesting the re-use of certain categories of data referred to in Article 2(53).

The single information point shall make available by electronic means a searchable asset list containing an overview of all available data resources including, where relevant, those data resources that are available at sectoral, regional or local information points; with relevant information describing the available data, including at least the conditions for their re-use.

The Commission shall establish a European single access point offering a searchable electronic register of data available in the national single information points and further information on how to request data via those national single information points.