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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 Article 16

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 Article 16

Balance of interests

Article 16

1.   In the assessment of the sensitivity of the GMES dedicated data and GMES service information in accordance with Article 12, security interests shall be balanced against the interests of users and the environmental, societal and economic benefits of the collection, production and open dissemination of the data and information in question. 2.   The Commission shall consider, when making its security assessment, whether restrictions will be effective if similar data are in any event available from other sources.

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