The Bill (Reg. No.2763) simplifies the procedure of access to the public information in ownership of the subjects of authority and other administrators. Thus, it shortens the period of granting such information to the citizens and journalists; regulates the system of payment for its obtainment; reinforces the penalties for non-observance of the norms established.
The People´s Deputies stated that legislative acts on access to the public information were available in the majority of democratic States, and "act as a real legal mechanism for realization of one of the fundamental human rights the right for access to the public information, which is required by the European standards and is considered as a necessary prerequisite of Ukraine´s accession to the European Community".
The Parliament members believe that adoption of the Bill will facilitate observance of human rights for access to the information.