Projet de loi transposant la directive 2007/2/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 14 mars 2007 établissant une infrastructure d'information géographique dans la Communauté européenne (INSPIRE).
General information ¶
- Submitted by
- CD&V Leterme Ⅱ
- Submission date
- Sept. 1, 2011
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- Status
- Adopted
- Requirement
- Simple
- Subjects
- EC Directive geographical information system environmental policy national implementing measure area management
Voting ¶
- Voted to adopt
- Groen CD&V Vooruit Ecolo LE PS | SP ∉ Open Vld N-VA LDD MR VB
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Discussion ¶
Nov. 10, 2011 | Plenary session (Chamber of representatives)
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Rapporteur Annick Ponthier ⚙
Mr. Speaker, colleagues, the present draft law was discussed in the Committee on Land Defense of 19 October 2011. It provides for the urgent transposition of the European Directive of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Community, or Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe, INSPIRE. It is an urgent transposition because the deadline for the transposition of the European Directive into national law has expired on 14 May 2009. The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Belgium. By judgment of 17 February 2011, the European Court of Justice ruled that Belgium had failed to meet its obligations. Belgium was therefore referred to in the costs.
The full transposition of the Directive implies a federal law, a Flemish decree, a Wallish decree and a Brussels Ordinance, as well as a coordination of the Belgian public authorities through a cooperation agreement. The Flemish Government, the Wallish Government and the Government of the Brussels Capital Region provided the necessary services.
The dismissal of the federal government in 2010 delayed the transposition of the directive at this level, which prevented the completion of the directive. In the original design, the transposition of the Geographical Information Directive would be integrated into a broader legislative initiative. Due to the prospect of an inevitable condemnation of Belgium, a two-stage approach was opted for. Initially, a mini-law will only regulate what is absolutely necessary to transpose the directive. At a later date, all other aspects of geographical information will be addressed in a broader initiative. For all clarity, based on the government’s commitment to ongoing affairs, the European Commission has, meanwhile, decided to classify the case.
During the discussion of the bill, the representative of Ecolo-Groen stated! that the inventory and exchange of geographical data in the European context deserve full support. He raised the question of what guarantees could be offered to ensure the protection of privacy.
Mrs Vanden Berghe, general administrator of the National Geographic Institute, who was present during the discussion, was able to communicate that the draft law stipulates that the government must ensure that privacy remains guaranteed in the exchange of geographic data.
In this regard, more specific measures and directives will be proposed in a later period in relation to those geographical data.
The report on the discussion in the committee. Finally, as a rapporteur, I would like to let you know that my group, Vlaams Belang, as well as all the other groups present, supported this bill in the committee.