10) observe the duties specified in paragraph 8 of Article 22 of this Law. Article 42. Duty to Provide Information 1. Producers and disseminators of public information, state and municipal institutions and agencies must provide information (including the tapes of broadcast programmes) free of charge to the regulatory and self-regulatory bodies governing the activities of producers and disseminators of public information referred to in Chapter V of this Law which is necessary for the exercise of their functions. 2. Information relating to personal data processed by producers and disseminators of public information which is provided to the regulatory and self-regulatory bodies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article must be used in compliance with the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data. 3. Producers and disseminators of public information must provide persons with information (including the tapes of broadcast programmes) the publication of which, in the opinion of the aforementioned persons, degrades their honour and dignity or has damaged their professional reputation or other legitimate interests. Applications for the provision of information shall be filed with the producers and/or disseminators of public information in writing. The producers and/or disseminators of public information may charge a fee for providing the requested information. The amount of such fees may not exceed the costs of making a copy of the requested information. 4. The provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 6 of this Law shall apply to producers and disseminators of public information who provide information to the entities specified in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article. Article 43. Professional Ethics in Providing Information to the Public 1. The norms of professional ethics which have to be adhered to by producers and disseminators of public information and journalists shall be defined in the Code of Ethics of Lithuanian Journalists and Publishers (hereinafter referred to as the “Code”), the Resolution on the Ethics of Journalism adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, also by the treaties of the Republic of Lithuania regulating the production and dissemination of public information and this Law. 2. The Code shall be approved, amended or supplemented by the meeting of representatives of journalists and publishers organisations (hereinafter referred to as the “meeting of representatives”). It shall be convened and attended by the Ethics Commission of Journalists and Publishers; the said meeting shall also be attended by representatives of other journalists and publishers organisations. The meeting of representatives shall approve, amend or supplement the Code in compliance with the rules of procedure of the meeting. It shall be approved by a simple majority vote by the meeting of representatives on the proposal of the Ethics Commission of Journalists and Publishers. Article 44. Refutation of Published Information 1. The norms of the Civil Code shall provide for the duty of the media to refute the published false information which degrades the honour and dignity of a natural person or has damaged the professional

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