Article 45. Powers of the Institution Authorised by the Government in the Field of Provision of Information to the Public 1. The implementation of state policy in the field of provision of information to the public shall be coordinated by an institution authorised by the Government. 2. The institution authorised by the Government shall perform the following functions: 1) summarise the practice of application of laws and other legal acts governing the provision of information to the public and submit proposals regarding the drafting of laws and other legal acts as well as amending and supplementing of the effective legal acts; 2) in cooperation with organisations of producers and disseminators of public information, draft laws and other legal acts proposed by the Government in the field of provision of information to the public; 3) in cooperation with other institutions and organisations operating in the field of provision of information to the public, implement the provisions of treaties of the Republic of Lithuania related to the provision of information to the public; 4) provide information and methodological assistance on the issues of provision of information to the public; 5) organise conferences, seminars and practical trainings relating to the issues of provision of information to the public; 6) cooperate with relevant foreign institutions and international organisations operating in the field of provision of information to the public; 7) carry out other functions pertaining to the provision of information to the public assigned to it by this Law and other laws. 3. The institution authorised by the Government shall have the right to obtain information necessary for the exercise of its functions from associations of producers and disseminators of public information, regulatory and self-regulatory bodies governing the activities of producers and disseminators of public information, state and municipal institutions and agencies. Article 46. Ethics Commission of Journalists and Publishers 1. The Ethics Commission of Journalists and Publishers (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the “Commission”) shall be a collegial self-regulatory body of producers and disseminators of public information. 2. The Commission shall consist of 15 members: with one member delegated by each of the following: the Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights, the Lithuanian Psychiatric Association, the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference, the Lithuanian Periodical Press Publishers’ Association, the Lithuanian Radio and Television Association, the Lithuanian Cable Television Association, the Regional Televisions’ Association, the Lithuanian Journalists’ Union, the Lithuanian Journalists’ Society, the Lithuanian Journalism Centre, the National Radio and Television of Lithuania, the National Association of Creative Journalists, the National Association of Publishers of Regional and City Newspapers, the Association of Communication and Advertising Agencies and the Association of Internet Media. The members of the Commission shall be