LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ON RIGHT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
Chapter I
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Article 1. Subject of the Law
The purpose of the present Law is to establish the legal framework for ensuring free, unrestricted and
equal information access as prescribed by Article 50 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic
based on open society and democratic law-governed state principles, as well as to create conditions for
control by citizens on the exercising of public duties.
Article 2. Freedom of Access to Information
2.1.
Access to information in the Azerbaijan Republic is free.
2.2.
Any person is entitled to apply directly or via his (her) representative to the information owner
and to choose the type and form for obtaining the information.
2.3.
Any person applying for the information to its owner is entitled to the following:
2.3.1. to inquire on availability of the required information from the information owner, to
get supporting details for obtaining the missing information;
2.3.2. to obtain the requested information freely, on an unrestricted and equal basis, in case
the information owner possesses it.
2.4.
Individuals are entitled to get easily familiarized with the documented information on
themselves, obtain and require adjustments to it as well as to inquire on by which persons and for which
purposes such information is being utilized.
2.5.
The documented information obtained from the information owners in accordance with the
requirements of the present Law may be used to produce the derived information for other purposes,
including the commercial purposes, providing that the source of the information is referred to when
producing such derived information.
Article 3. Definitions
3.0.
The following definitions are used in this Law with the meanings specified:
3.0.1.
information – any facts, opinions, knowledge, news or other sort of information
produced or acquired as a result of any activities, irrespective of the date of producing,
presentation form and classification;
3.0.2.
private information or information on family life (hereinafter ‘the private life’) –
any facts, opinions, knowledge on events, activities and circumstances directly or indirectly
facilitating the identification of the person;
3.0.3.
public information - any facts, opinions, knowledge produced or acquired during
performance of duties provided by legislation or other legal acts;
3.0.4.
information services – activities aimed at provision of any person filing request
with the requested information;