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Reuse is understood as the use of documents held by AEMET in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of Law 18/2015, of July 9, which modifies Law 37/2007, of November 16, on reuse of public sector information. This authorization also entails the free and non-exclusive transfer of intellectual property rights, where applicable, corresponding to such documents, authorizing the performance of reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation activities necessary to carry out the reuse activity. Such authorization, in any form and in any format, is for the maximum period allowed by the aforementioned Law. # General conditions for reuse The exercise of reuse is subject to the following conditions: 1. Distortion of the information is forbidden. 2. 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AEMET declines any responsibility with regard to any information from these external systems. # Obligations and responsibility of the user The re-use agent is subject to applicable regulations regarding the reuse of public sector information, including the sanctioning system of article 11 of Law 18/2015, of July 9, which modifies Law 37/2007, of November 16, on the reuse of public sector information. The user agrees to use this page or the different forms of access without participating in activities that may be considered illicit or illegal, that infringe the rights of AEMET or third parties, or that may damage, disable, or overburden the website or other forms of access or prevent its normal use. The user must refrain from obtaining the information on this website using means or procedures other than those that have been made available for this purpose, have been indicated on this website or are commonly used on the Internet and, in the latter case, only if they do not involve risk of damage or disablement of the website and its contents. The user will be solely responsible for any infractions that may be incurred or damages that may be inflicted on third parties by the improper and illegitimate use of the website or other forms of access provided. November 2016