3. The packaging databases shall be accessible to the wider public in a machine-readable format that allows access to up-to-date data regarding reporting and cost of packaging waste management and that ensures interoperability and the re-use of data. They shall be provided in the official language or languages of the Member State concerned by means of:
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a website or other means of electronic communication; or
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The requirements referred to in the first subparagraph shall be without prejudice to commercially sensitive information or data protection laws.