Law No. LP148/2023 “On access to socially significant information”. Pays/Territoire Moldova, République de Type du document Législation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Général Mot clé Accès-à-l'information Collecte de données/déclarations Monitorage Aire géographique CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral Entry into force notes This Law enters into force six months after the date of its official publication. Résumé The scope of this Law is to ensure transparency of activities in the public sector. This Law regulates: (a) the procedure for the implementation and protection of the right of access to socially significant information; (b) responsibilities of information providers to provide access to socially significant information; (c) legal liability for violation of provisions on access to socially significant information; and (d) mechanism for monitoring and controlling the implementation of this Law. Ensuring access to socially significant information is based on the following principles: (a) the principle of providing socially significant information - all information held by information providers is recognized as publicly available; (b) the principle of mandatory publication of publicly relevant information – information providers must proactively publish and disseminate all information of public interest; (c) the principle of introducing open management – public authorities must introduce a culture of transparency and openness among public agents and the right of the population to information; (d) the principle of promoting access to public information – information providers should provide assistance to all interested persons, in particular persons with special needs, in making applications, receiving and interpreting the response; and (e) the principle of transparency of meetings – meetings of public authorities should be open to the public, during which it is allowed to record information about the decision-making process. Texte intégral Roumain/Russe Site web www.legis.md Références - Législation Abroge Law No. 982-XIV on access to information. Législation | Moldova, République de | 2000 (2003) Mot clé: Accès-à-l'information, Collecte de données/déclarations, Législation de base Source: FAO, FAOLEX