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Regulatory framework for access to information and open data

Review of the regulatory framework for access to information, open data and public consultation. National authorities are asked to provide reference to the articles in primary legislation that fulfil the criteria below. Criteria 1 to 8 on access to information and 9 to 11 on public consultation are based on the OECD Recommendation for Enhanced Access and More Effective Use of Public Sector Information (2008) and Council of Europe transparency and open government resolution (2018). Criteria 6 to 7 on open data are based on the OECD Recommendation on Digital Government Strategies (2014), the OECD Recommendation on Open Government (2017), the Open Government Declaration (2011) and Council of Europe transparency and open government resolution (2018).

Indicators fulfilled per country

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The regulatory framework provides that all public institutions and private persons carrying out public duties are holders of public information; and that everyone, including non-citizens and legal persons, has the right to access information in all the forms available.