9.3.
The below listed are considered equal to the information owners:
9.3.1.
legal entities holding the dominant position, as well as holding a special or
exclusive right at the products market, or being a natural monopoly – in relation to the
information associated with the terms of offers and prices of goods as well as the services
and changes in such terms and prices;
9.3.2.
fully or partially state-owned or subordinated non-commercial organizations, offbudget funds, as well as the trade associations where the state is a member or a participant –
in relation to the information associated with the use of the State Budget funds or properties
contributed to them.
Chapter II
Organizing of Information Access
Article 10. Information Owner Obligations
10.1. Information owner is obliged to secure everyone’s free, unrestricted and equal right of access to
pertaining information resources under the procedures established by the present Law.
10.2. For these purposes, the information owner appoints an official or establishes a department on
information matters, provides information services.
10.3. Appointment of an official or establishment of a department on information matters cannot serve
a ground for denial from the provision of information services.
10.4.
Information owner:
10.4.1. answers the request for information as soon as practicable and in the manner most
applicable for the requestor;
10.4.2. maintains the register of documents;
10.4.3. provides the public with periodic information on fulfillment of public duties;
10.4.4. discloses the public information that is due to be disclosed under the procedures
and terms established by the present Law;
10.4.5. assists a requestor;
10.4.6. informs a requestor on the limitations on information access;
10.4.7. protects information, to which the access is limited by law;
10.4.8. avoids to furnish incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate information, checks accuracy
and reliability of information in case of any doubts.
10.5.
Official or department on information matters performs the following functions:
10.5.1.
10.5.2.
10.5.3.
10.5.4.
matters;
examines the requests carefully and makes decisions;
answers the requests in the order established by the present Law;
controls provision of information services;
prepares statements to be presented to the authorized agent on information