The web version proposed here is a simplified version of the data sheet. You can find the complete version, with more details and legal references, on the pdf linked at the bottom of the page.
Definition of public information
This is information "contained in documents communicated or published by the administrations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 300-2.
The notion of public information is therefore very broad, with reference to the equally broad definition of administrative document.
Exclusions
However, "information contained in documents shall not be considered public information:
(a) The disclosure of which does not constitute a right of any person, unless the information is publicly available
(b) (Repealed)
c) Or on which third parties hold intellectual property rights".
This fact sheet is a joint publication by Vercken & Gaullier and inno³ on behalf of the Digital Society Lab (labo.societenumerique.gouv.fr). Intended to promote the emergence of a common legal doctrine regarding commons produced or supported by the administration, it is aimed at both the actors who are carriers of commons as well as the people in charge of supporting these approaches. It is intended to be updated according to legislative and jurisprudential developments and to be completed according to contributions and remarks. It does not constitute legal advice and does not in any way replace the opinions that must be sought from the competent persons within each department. Finally, do not hesitate to consult the website http://labo.societenumerique.gouv.fr in order to read the latest versions of these documents, to consult any other resource for public actors wishing to mobilize the potential of the digital commons in their strategy or to contribute to this dynamic.
Legal doctrine applied to digital commons developed under the impetus or with the participation of a public entity
Factsheet 3.5: Identifying Public Information
The web version proposed here is a simplified version of the data sheet. You can find the complete version, with more details and legal references, on the pdf linked at the bottom of the page.
Definition of public information
This is information "contained in documents communicated or published by the administrations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 300-2.
The notion of public information is therefore very broad, with reference to the equally broad definition of administrative document.
Exclusions
However, "information contained in documents shall not be considered public information:
(a) The disclosure of which does not constitute a right of any person, unless the information is publicly available
(b) (Repealed)
c) Or on which third parties hold intellectual property rights".
This fact sheet is a joint publication by Vercken & Gaullier and inno³ on behalf of the Digital Society Lab (labo.societenumerique.gouv.fr). Intended to promote the emergence of a common legal doctrine regarding commons produced or supported by the administration, it is aimed at both the actors who are carriers of commons as well as the people in charge of supporting these approaches. It is intended to be updated according to legislative and jurisprudential developments and to be completed according to contributions and remarks. It does not constitute legal advice and does not in any way replace the opinions that must be sought from the competent persons within each department. Finally, do not hesitate to consult the website http://labo.societenumerique.gouv.fr in order to read the latest versions of these documents, to consult any other resource for public actors wishing to mobilize the potential of the digital commons in their strategy or to contribute to this dynamic.