Code de droit économique, article XI.190, 20°, exception de fouille de textes et de données
Code de droit économique art. XI.190, 20°, inséré par la loi du 19 juin 2022 transposant partiellement la directive (UE) 2019/790 (Moniteur belge, 1 août 2022)
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In force since 1 August 2022.
A copyright and text and data mining (TDM) rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not reproduce a work made accessible in a lawful manner for text-and-data-mining purposes if the rightsholder has expressly reserved that use in an appropriate manner.
- For a work made available online, treat only a machine-readable reservation as an appropriate one.
What it reaches
Obligation class
TDM
What this law does
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The Act of 19 June 2022, transposing Directive (EU) 2019/790, added a text-and-data-mining exception to Article XI.190 of the Code of Economic Law. Point 20° permits reproducing a work that has been made accessible in a lawful manner for the purposes of text and data mining, provided the rightsholder has not expressly reserved that use in an appropriate manner. For content made available online, a reservation counts as appropriate only if it is carried out by machine-readable means.
A reproduction made under the exception may be kept for as long as the text-and-data-mining purpose requires. The same article carries a neighbouring exception at point 19° for a non-profit purpose, which the same 2022 Act lightly amended alongside the new point 20°.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Belgian Official Gazette, text of the Act of 19 June 2022 amending the Code of Economic Law