{"id":12042,"date":"2013-07-08T09:42:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T09:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/s3-thinking-info\/c38-laws-and-standards\/12042"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T12:40:09","slug":"ati-laws-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/es\/2013-07-08\/ati-laws-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Information Laws in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this section you can find the English language texts of access to information laws from across Europe.<\/p>\n

For each country, we also provide you with a link to the country-pages of the RTI Rating website<\/a>, where you can find detailed analyses of all the world’s access to information laws, against 61 indicators developed by an international panel of access to information experts.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Albania<\/h4>\n

Law: On the right to information over the official documents 1999<\/a> (P\u00ebr t\u00eb drejt\u00ebn e informimit mbi dokumentet zyrtare)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Andorra<\/h4>\n

No law protecting access to information.<\/p>\n

Armenia<\/h4>\n

Law: Law of the Republic of Armenia on Freedom of Information<\/a> 2003 (\u0540\u0561\u0576\u0580\u0561\u057a\u0565\u057f\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0585\u0580\u0565\u0576\u0584\u0568, \u0540\u0561\u0575\u0561\u057d\u057f\u0561\u0576\u056b \u054f\u0565\u0572\u0565\u056f\u0561\u057f\u057e\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0561\u0566\u0561\u057f\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0574\u0561\u057d\u056b\u0576)<\/span>; Law of RA on the Human Rights Defender<\/a> 2003.
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Austria<\/h4>\n

Law: Duty to Grant Information Act 198<\/a>7, <\/a>last amended in 1998 (Auskunftspflichtgesetz)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Azerbaijan<\/h4>\n

Law: Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the right to Obtain Information<\/a> 2005 (\u0130nformasiya \u0259ld\u0259 etm\u0259k haqq\u0131nda Qanun)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Belgium<\/h4>\n

Law: Loi relative \u00e0 la publicit\u00e9 de l’administration 1994<\/a>, last amended in 2000
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Access to Information Act<\/a> 2000 (Slobodi pristupa informacijama u Bosni i Hercegovini)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Bulgaria<\/h4>\n

Law: Access to Public Information Act 2000<\/a>, last amended in 2008 (\u0414\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044a\u043f \u0434\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Croatia<\/h4>\n

Law: Act on the Right of Access to Information<\/a> 2003, last amended in 2013 (Zakon o pravu na pristup informacijama)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyprus<\/h4>\n

No current law protecting access to information.
\nDraft Bill on Access to Information 2013<\/a> (in Greek)<\/p>\n

Czech Republic<\/h4>\n

Law: The Freedom of Information Act<\/a> 1999, last amended in 2011 (Z\u00e1kon o svobodn\u00e9m p\u0159\u00edstupu k informac\u00edm)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Denmark<\/h4>\n

Law: The Danish Access to Public Administrative Documents Act 1985<\/a> , last amended in 2013 (Offentlighedsloven)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Estonia<\/h4>\n

Law: Public Information Act 2000<\/a> <\/span>, last amended in 2003 (Avaliku teabe seaduse)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Finland<\/h4>\n

Law:Act on the Openness of Government Activities 1951<\/a> , last amended in 2002 (Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

France<\/h4>\n

Law: De la libert\u00e9 d\u2019acc\u00e8s aux documents administratifs et de la r\u00e9utilisationdes informations publiques 1978<\/a> , last amended in 2010
\nAnalysis<\/span>: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Georgia<\/h4>\n

Law: The General Administrative Code of Georgia 1998<\/a>,<\/a> (\u10d6\u10dd\u10d2\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8 \u10d0\u10d3\u10db\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8\u10e1\u10e2\u10e0\u10d0\u10ea\u10d8\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10d9\u10dd\u10d3\u10d4\u10e5\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1<\/span>)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Germany<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act 2005<\/a> (Informationsfreiheitsgesetz)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Greece<\/h4>\n

Law: Administrative Procedural Code 1999, Law 2690\/1999<\/a> (\u039a\u03ce\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Hungary<\/h4>\n

Law: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-determination and Freedom of Information<\/a>
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Iceland<\/h4>\n

Law: The Information Act 1996<\/a><\/span>, with subsequent amendments in 2007 (Freedom laga Uppl\u00fdsingar)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Ireland<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act 1997<\/a>, last amended in 2003
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Italy<\/h4>\n

Law: Rules for the Dicipline of the Mode of Operation Law 1990 (Regolamento per la Disciplina delle Modalit\u00e0 di Esercizio Legge<\/a>)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Latvia<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Law 1998<\/a>, last amended in 2005 (Inform\u0101cijas atkl\u0101t\u012bbas likums)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis <\/a><\/p>\n

Leichtenstein<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on Public Information 1999 (Informationsgesetz<\/a>)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Lithuania<\/span><\/h2>\n

Law: Law on the Provision of Information to the Public 1996<\/a>, last amended in 2011 (\u012estatymas d\u0117l informacijos teikimo visuomenei),
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis <\/a><\/p>\n

Luxembourg<\/h4>\n

No law protecting access to information.<\/p>\n

Macedonia<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on Free Access to Information of Public Character 2006<\/a> (\u0417\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0442 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043f \u0434\u043e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0434 \u0458\u0430\u0432\u0435\u043d \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Malta<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act 2008<\/a> (Libert\u00e0 ta ‘Informazzjoni)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Moldova<\/h4>\n

Law: The Law on Access to Information 2000<\/a>
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Monaco<\/h4>\n

No law protecting access to information.<\/p>\n

Montenegro<\/h4>\n

Law: The Law on Free Access to Information 2005<\/a>
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/h4>\n

Law: Government Information (Public Access) Act<\/a> (WOB), 1991 (Wet Openbaarheid van Bestuur)
\nAnalysis:<\/span><\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Norway<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act <\/a>2006<\/a>
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Poland<\/h4>\n

Law: Act on Access to Public Information 2001<\/a> , last amended in 2004 (Ustawa o dost\u0119pie do informacji publicznej)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Portugal<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on the Regulation of, and Access to, Administrative Documents 2007<\/a>, (Regula o Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Romania<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on Free Access to Public Information 2001<\/a> (Legea privind liberul acces la informa\u021biile publice)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Russia<\/h4>\n

Law: Federal Law on Providing Access to Information on the Activities of Government Bodies and Bodies of Local Self-Government 2009<\/a>
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

San Marino<\/h4>\n

No law protecting access to information.<\/p>\n

Serbia<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance 2003<\/a> (\u0417\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d \u043e \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0443 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u043e\u0434 \u0458\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0458\u0430)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis <\/a><\/p>\n

Slovakia<\/h4>\n

Law: Act No. 211\/2000 Coll. on Free Access to Information and on amendments of certain acts (The Freedom of Information Act)<\/a> (Z\u00e1kon o slobodnom pr\u00edstupe k inform\u00e1ci\u00e1m ao zmene niektor\u00fdch z\u00e1konov)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/h4>\n

Law: Access to Public Information Act 2003<\/a>, last amended in 2005 (Zakon o dostopu do informacij javnega zna\u010daja)
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Spain<\/h4>\n

No law protecting access to information.<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/h4>\n

Law: The Freedom of the Press Act 1766<\/a>, last amended in 1976
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act 2004<\/a>
\nAnalysis:<\/span> RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Turkey<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on the Right to Information 2003<\/a> (Bilgi Edinme Hakk\u0131 Kanunu)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis <\/a><\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/h4>\n

Law: Law on Access to Public Information 2011 (\u0417\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u0434\u043e \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0456\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457)
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/h4>\n

Law: Freedom of Information Act 2000<\/a>
\nAnalysis: RTI-rating quality analysis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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