The OSMF board is considering relocating the OSMF to the EU / creating a subsidiary. Reasons stated include the EU database protection rights (see information by Simon Poole). A move to the EU means that we have to move the Contributor Term agreements.

Board and osmf-talk discussions

2019 and after

2024

2024-02 2024/Res08 Vote: The board resolves to continue investigating requirements for moving the OSMF into the EU and approves a preliminary budget of 2000 GBP for the next step (Approved)

2023

2023 Quarterly objectives

The following objectives were set during the February 2023 screen-to-screen board meeting:

Q1 Review previous plans and decide on one (two?) target countries.
Q2 Have found local points of contacts to clarify legal questions.
Q3 Have a list of formal actions to do for the move.
Q4 Process formally announced.

Minutes

2023-09 Vote: Approve budget of GBP 4000 for Agio to investigate how to transfer Contributor Term agreements on a move to the EU. Guillaume is tasked to find an additional law firm and establish contact, independent of this budget (Approved)
2023-09 On OSMF moving to the EU (mid-month board chat, not open to observers)
2023-08 OSMF registration in the EU (reportage during board meeting)
2023-07 EU registration - Find local points of contacts to clarify legal questions (reportage during board meeting)
2023-06 EU registration - Find local points of contacts to clarify legal questions (reportage during board meeting)
2023-05 EU registration - Find local points of contacts to clarify legal questions (reportage during board meeting)
2023-04 EU registration - Review previous plans and decide on one or two target countries (reportage during board meeting)
2023-03 Screen-to-screen board meeting (Goal set for 2023: EU registration will be complete or nearly complete.)

2022

2022-07 OSMF relocation (reportage during board meeting)
2022-05 Options for OSMF relocation / subsidiary
2022-05 OSMF relocation/subsidiary (Suggestion for Luxembourg) (mid-month board chat, not open to observers)
2022-03 OSMF relocation (Board meeting)

2021

2021-11 Options for OSMF relocation / subsidiary
2021-10 Analysis of options for OSMF relocation (public board meeting)
2021-10 Any other business: Analysis of options for OSMF relocation (mid-month board chat, not open to observers)
Brexit / research into EU member states as possible venues for reincorporation of OSMF (mid-month board chat, not open to observers)
2021-07 Spreadsheet for collating information on a possible move out of the UK and members' discussion¹
2021-06 Investigate moving OSMF out of the UK, and into the EU (mid-month board chat, not open to observers) and members' discussion¹

2020

2020-09 Legal team and Brexit implications - resolve how to respond Screen-to-screen board meeting.
2020-09 Brexit response
2020-08 Brexit planning and action

Spreadsheets

2019

Brexit

¹ osmf-talk is the mailing list for OpenStreetMap Foundation members (Join the Foundation). All past messages are available here.

Please note that there were also previous extensive discussions about Brexit and its effects by the Licensing Working Group (LWG) (search the LWG minutes for "Brexit" or "relocation") and the issue was also previously discussed by OSMF members and the board.

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