Olim Salimzoda, one of the designers of the draft law and representative of the government said that the new law is expected to become a new step towards democracy.

Salimzoda considers that the new law guarantees transparency of actions among the government institutions and local authorities. “Any citizen has the right to approach any State institution verbally or in written form requesting information in any format – verbal, electronic, audio or visual”, — added the parliamentarian.

The new law regulates the mechanism of receipt of information establishing terms of provision. It is compatible with the laws “On printing and other mass media”, “On Information”, “On informatization” and “On television and radio”.

According to the new law, the applicant must receive any officially requested information from authorities within one week, unless additional documents are needed for preparation of requested data. I such a case, information must be provided to the applicant within one month. In case of impossibility to present requested data, the State institution must clearly explain the reasons.

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