2. The identification of specific high-value datasets pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be based on the assessment of their potential to:
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generate significant socioeconomic or environmental benefits and innovative services;
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benefit a high number of users, in particular SMEs;
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assist in generating revenues; and
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be combined with other datasets.
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For the purpose of identifying such specific high-value datasets, the Commission shall carry out appropriate consultations, including at expert level, conduct an impact assessment and ensure complementarity with existing legal acts, such as Directive 2010/40/EU, with respect to the re-use of documents. That impact assessment shall include a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis of whether providing high-value datasets free of charge by public sector bodies that are required to generate revenue to cover a substantial part of their costs relating to the performance of their public tasks would lead to a substantial impact on the budget of such bodies. With regard to high-value datasets held by public undertakings, the impact assessment shall give special consideration to the role of public undertakings in a competitive economic environment.