Version as of July 2013 THE LAW OF UKRAINE On Access to Public Information [As amended by Laws: No. 4652-VI of 13.04.2012; No. 4711-VI of 17.05.2012; No. 224-VII of 14.05.2013] This Law determines procedure for exercising and ensuring the right of everyone of access to information in possession of subjects of public authority and other administrators of public information determined by this Law and to information of public interest. Chapter І. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Public Information 1. Public information shall mean information that is reflected and documented by any means and at any media and which was received or created in the process of performance by subjects of public authority of their duties envisaged in the acting legislation or which is in possession of the subjects of public authority, other administrators of public information determined by this Law. 2. Public information shall be open except for instances established by the law. Article 2. The Aim and Scope of the Law 1. The purpose of this Law is to ensure transparency and openness of the subjects of public authority and to create mechanisms for implementation of the everyone’s right of access to public information. 2. This Law does not extend to relations regarding obtaining of information by the subjects of public authority during exercise of their functions and to relations in the sphere of citizens’ petitions, which are regulated by a special law. Article 3. Guarantees for Ensuring the Right of Access to Public Information 1. The right of access to public information shall be guaranteed by: 1) duty of information administrators to provide and publish information, except for instances envisaged by the law; Translated for the Council of Europe/EU Project “Promotion of European standards in the Ukrainian media environment”. Translation edited by Dmytro Kotlyar. 1