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Dutch questions on Database Directive reach EU’s top court

( March 11, 2026, 10:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Dutch judges are seeking clarity from the EU’s top court on whether a public authority running a database funded by public money can qualify as a “maker” under the European Database Directive, and what constitutes “reuse” under the Open Data Directive. The judges issued this decision in January. The questions stem from proceedings at the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal between Vereniging voor Zakelijke B2B Informatie and the Chamber of Commerce. The case was lodged at the EU’s top court on Monday.Decision attached (in Dutch). The case reference is C-188/26 - Vereniging voor Zakelijke B2B Informatie....

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