Monday, May 04, 2015
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
(Evening Version)
Article 55. In order to fulfill the obligations under this Act, obligated entities may develop or adopt, individually
or in concert with other regulated entities, best practices schemes aimed at:
I.
Raising the level of compliance with the provisions of this Act;
II.
Harmonizing access to information by sector;
III.
Facilitate the exercise of the right of access to information of the people; and
IV.
Ensure the accessibility of information.
Chapter II
Proactive Transparency
Article 56. Guarantor Agencies will issue proactive transparency policies, in view of the general guidelines
defined for it by the National System, designed to encourage regulated entities to disclose additional information
to that provided as minimum in this Act. The purpose of these policies will be, among others, promoting the
reuse of information generated by the regulated entities, considering the demand of society, identified based
on previously established methodologies.
Article 57. Information published by the regulated entities, as part of the proactive transparency policy,
will be disseminated in the media and formats that are most suitable for the audience to which it is addressed.
Article 58. The National System will issue the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the proactive
transparency policy, considering as a base, the reuse made by society of such information.
The information published as a result of the transparency policies should enable the generation of useful
public knowledge, in order to reduce asymmetries of information, improve access to procedures and services,
streamline decision-making of authorities and citizens and should have a clear purpose focused on the needs of
certain specific or specifiable sectors of society.
Chapter III
Open Government
Article 59. Guarantor Agencies, within the areas of their powers will contribute, with the regulated entities
and representatives of civil society in the implementation of mechanisms of collaboration for the promotion and
implementation of policies and mechanisms for open government.
TITLE FIVE
TRANSPARENCY OBLIGATIONS
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 60. The laws on transparency and access to information at the federal and state level, will establish
the obligation of the regulated agencies to make available to individuals the information referred to in this Title in
the appropriate Internet sites of regulated entities and through the National Platform.
Article 61. The technical guidelines issued by the National System will establish the formats for publishing
the information in order to ensure that the information is accurate, reliable, timely, consistent, comprehensive,
current, accessible, understandable, verifiable.
These guidelines shall provide for the standardization in the presentation of the information referred to in this
Title by the regulated entities.
Article 62. Information regarding the transparency obligations should be updated at least every three months,
unless this Act or other regulatory provisions establish a different term. The National System will issue the criteria
for determining the minimum time the information must remain available and accessible, based on the qualities
thereof.
The publication of information must indicate the regulated entity responsible for generating it, and the date of
the last update.
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