Freedom of Information Law (1998)

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil

Keyword

Access-to-information Local government Public participation Basic legislation

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Law regulates freedom of information. The purpose of this Law is to ensure that the public has access to information, which is at the disposal of institutions or which an institution in conformity with its competence has a duty to create. This Law determines uniform procedures by which private persons are entitled to obtain information from an institution and to utilise it. This Law applies to documented information, which is within the circulation of information of institutions. Information shall be accessible to the public in all cases, when this Law does not specify otherwise. This Law does not apply to the exchange of information between institutions.

Full text

English/Latvian

Website

likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-justice, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX