Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
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With the Council of the EU, which is preparing its first-reading position.
Last active 16 Jun 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal simplifies EU rules on sharing environmental location data by removing duplicate technical, portal, charging, data-sharing and reporting requirements.
Who it affects
It affects national, regional and local public bodies that provide spatial environmental data, and businesses, researchers, SMEs, civil society and citizens that reuse that data.
Core of the proposal
- Removes INSPIRE technical rules on interoperability, network services, data sharing, charging and reporting.
- Shifts access from the INSPIRE geo-portal to the EU open data portal, data.europa.eu.
- Aligns spatial data reuse with EU open-data rules, including APIs and high-value datasets.
- Keeps metadata obligations and updates Commission powers for metadata rules and Annex adaptations.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- The Directive enters into force on the twentieth day after Official Journal publication; some deletions apply from 1 March 2027.
- Transitional law
- Member States must transpose within 12 months and apply national measures from 12 months and one day after entry into force.
Articles changed · 18 across 1 law
- Directive 2007/2/EC (32007L0002)
- art. 3: deletes points 5, 7, 8 and 10
- art. 4: deletes paragraph 5 and point 1(c)(ii); replaces paragraph 7
- art. 5: deletes paragraph 2(a); replaces paragraph 4
- art. 6: deletes Article 6
- art. 7: deletes Article 7
- art. 8: deletes Article 8
- art. 9: deletes Article 9
- art. 10: deletes Article 10
- art. 11: deletes Article 11
- art. 12: deletes Article 12
- art. 13(1): replaces first subparagraph and introductory wording of second subparagraph
- art. 14: deletes Article 14
- art. 15: deletes Article 15
- art. 16: deletes Article 16
- art. 17: deletes Article 17
- art. 21: deletes Article 21
- art. 22: replaces Article 22 with new Articles 22a and 22b
- art. 23: replaces Article 23
Latest update
16 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
1st reading – Council of the EU → 1st reading – Council of the EU
1st reading – Council of the EU → 1st reading – Council of the EU
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker