INSPIRE - od inicjatywy do dyrektywy

The initiative to create a European spatial information infrastructure appeared at the end of the last decade of 20th century. It turned out that in the result of lack of such a uniform infrastructure there are many studies which are carried out in different systems and patterns which make it very difficult in practice to conduct and coordinate works connected mostly with monitoring of environment on the European scale. In the paper particular phases of works leading to the INSPIRE Directive are presented. We may take 2001 as the date when these works began and when the idea of uniform European spatial information infrastructure appeared, necessary for environmental policy and for many other purposes. Subsequent phases of legislative process, including the work of experts, social consultations and long lasting arrangements within the framework of the Council and the European Parliament, were completed under conciliation procedure. The Directive came into force on 15 May 2007. Legislative, executive and administrative regulations in the Member States should be issued within next 2 years.