OPEN LICENCE 2.0
LICENCE OUVERTE 2.0@etalab • etalab.gouv.fr“REUSE” OF THE “INFORMATION” COVERED BY THIS LICENCE
The “Grantor” grants the “Reuser” the free, non-exclusive right to “Reuse” the“Information” subject of this licence, for commercial or non-commercial purposes,
worldwide and for an unlimited period, in accordance with the conditions statedbelow.
The “Reuser” is free to reuse the “Information”:• To reproduce it, copy it.
• To adapt, modify, retrieve and transform it in order to create “derivedinformation”, products and services.
• To share, disseminate, redistribute, publish and transmit it.
• To exploit it for commercial purposes, e.g., by combining it with otherinformation, or by including it in his/her own product or application.
Subject to:
An acknowledgement of the authorship of the “Information”: its source (at least,
the name of the “Grantor”) and the date of the most recent update of the reused“Information”. Specifically, the “Reuser” may satisfy this condition by pointing, via a
hypertext link, to the source of “the Information” and so supplying an actual
acknowledgement of its authorship.
For example:
Ministry of xxx—Original data downloaded from http://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/xxx/, updated on 14 February 2017.
This acknowledgement of authorship does not confer any oﬀicial status on the“Reuse” of the “Information”, and must not suggest any sort of recognition or

endorsement on the part of the “Grantor”, or any other public entity, of the “Reuser”
or of their “Reuse”.

PERSONAL DATA
The “Information” made available may contain “Personal data” that may be subject
to “Reuse”. If this is the case, the “Grantor” informs the “Reuser” about its existence.
The “Information” may be freely reused, within the rights granted by this licence,subject to compliance with the legal framework relating to personal dataprotection.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
It is guaranteed to The “Reuser” that potential “Intellectual property rights” held by
third parties or by the “Grantor” on “Information” do not interfere with the rights
granted by this licence.
When the “Grantor” holds transferable “Intellectual property rights” on the“Information”, he/she assigns these to the “Reuser” on a non-exclusive basis, free ofcharge, worldwide, for the entire duration of the “Intellectual property rights”, andthe “Reuser” is free to use the “Information” for any purpose that complies with therights and conditions defined in this licence.

LIABILITY
The “Information” is made available as it is produced or received by the “Grantor”,
without any other express or tacit guarantee than those set out in this licence. The“Grantor” does not guarantee the absence of errors or inaccuracies in the“Information”, nor a continuous supply of the “Information”. He/she cannot be heldresponsible for any loss, prejudice or damage of any kind caused to third parties asa result of the “Reuse”.
The “Reuser” is solely responsible for the “Reuse” of the “Information”. This “Reuse”
must not mislead third parties as to the contents of the “Information”, its source orits date of update.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATIONThis licence is governed by French law.
COMPATIBILITY OF THIS LICENCE
This licence has been designed to be compatible with any free licence that at least
requires an acknowledgement of authorship, and specifically with the previous
version of this licence as well as with the following licences: United Kingdom’s“Open Government Licence” (OGL), Creative Commons’ “Creative Commons
Attribution” (CC-BY) and Open Knowledge Foundation’s “Open Data Commons
Attribution” (ODC-BY).

DEFINITIONS
Within the meaning of this licence, are to be considered as :• The “Grantor”: any person granting the right to “Reuse” “Information” under
the rights and conditions set out in this licence.
• The “Information”:- any public information contained in documents disclosed or published byany administration referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 300-2 of thecode des relations entre le public et l’administration (CRPA),- any information made available by any person under the terms andconditions of this licence.
• The “Reuse”: the use of the “Information” for other purposes than those forwhich it was produced or received.
• The“Reuser”: any person reusing the “Information” in accordance with theconditions of this licence.
• “Personal data”: any information relating to an identified or identifiable
natural person who may be identified directly or indirectly. Its “Reuse” isconditional on the respect of the existing legal framework.
• “Derived information”: any new data or information created directly from the“Information” or from a combination of the “Information” and other data orinformation not subject to this licence.

• “Intellectual property rights”: all rights identified as such under the code de la
propriété intellectuelle (including copyright, rights related to copyright, suigeneris rights of database producers, etc.).

ABOUT THIS LICENCE
This licence is intended to be used by administrations for the reuse of their publicinformation. It can also be used by any individual wishing to supply “Information”
under the conditions defined in this licence.
France has a comprehensive legal framework aiming at the spontaneous
dissemination by the administrations of their public information in order to ensure
the widest possible reuse of this information.
The right to “Reuse” the administrations’ “Information” is governed by the codedes relations entre le public et l’administration (CRPA).
This licence facilitates the unrestricted and free of charge reuse of public
information and is one of the licences which can be used by the administration
pursuant to the decree issued under article L. 323-2 of the CRPA.
Under the Prime Minister’s authority, the Etalab mission is mandated to open
up the maximum amount of data held by State administrations and publicinstitutions. Etalab has drawn up the Open Licence to facilitate the unrestricted andfree of charge reuse of public information, as defined by article L. 321-1 of the CRPA.
This licence is version 2.0 of the Open Licence. Etalab reserves the right topropose new versions of the Open Licence. Nevertheless, “Reusers” may continue
to reuse information obtained under this licence should they so wish.