Requirements for service provisions reuse of travel and traffic data and linking of travel information services
Article 8
1. The travel and traffic data listed in the Annex and the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof shall be accessible for exchange and reuse within the Union on a non-discriminatory basis, through the national or common access point and within a time-frame that ensures the timely provision of travel information services. They shall be accurate and up to date. 2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reused in a neutral manner and without discrimination or bias. Criteria used for ranking travel options of different transport modes or combinations thereof, or both, shall be transparent and not be based on any factor directly or indirectly relating to the user identity or, if any, the commercial consideration related to the reuse of the data and shall be applied on a non-discriminatory basis to all participating users. The first principle travel itinerary presentation shall not mislead the end-user. 3. Where reusing the static and dynamic travel or traffic data, the source of those data shall be indicated. The date and time of the last update of the static data shall also be indicated. 4. The terms and conditions for the use of the traffic and travel data provided through the national access point may be determined through a licence agreement. Those conditions shall not unnecessarily restrict possibilities for reuse or be used to restrict competition. Licence agreements, whenever used, shall in any event impose as few restrictions on reuse as possible. Any financial compensation shall be reasonable and proportionate to the legitimate costs incurred of providing and disseminating the relevant travel and traffic data. 5. Terms and conditions of linking travel information services shall be defined in contractual agreements between the travel information service providers. Any financial compensation of the expenses of linking travel information services incurred shall be reasonable and proportionate.