The Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information recommends that the Parliament should adopt in the second reading and in entirety the draft law on amendments to several legislative acts in connection with adoption of the Law “On Information” (in the new version) and the Law “On Access to Public Information”

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
07 June 2013, 10:21

During preparation of the bill (Reg. No. 0947) for the second reading the Committee has elaborated around 40 amendments, the majority of which was taken into account. 

Particularly, it is suggested supplement the bill with the following provisions:

prohibit inclusion of information with limited access to the general plan of populated areas;

ensure free access to protocols of sessions of local councils, as well as decisions and conclusions of their stand commissions;

bring the Law “On Personal Data Protection” in line with the Law “On Access to Public Information” in the part of determination of confidential information, access to information about a person and prohibition of limitation of access to several types of socially necessary information, etc.