FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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Lawyers Committee for Human RightsYUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION
• Monitoring the Implementation of the Access to
  Public Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
  Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
• Final Report
• Serbia
• Belgrade, september 2005.

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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Public Authorities Subjected to the Survey

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Structure of replies by categories of authorities

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Typology of Enquiries Addressed to Public
  Authorities

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Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Replies received before the deadline expiry

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the total of replies received

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the Total Number of Replies Received
  Irrespective of the Deadline, Classified
  According to Types of Enquiries

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Analysis of Each Public Authoritys Reaction to
  Enquiries and Action on Them

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the number of replies received from
  highest state organs within the deadline

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the total of replies from highest state
  organs during the survey

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the replies received from state
  administration authorities within the deadline

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights YUCOM USAID FREEDOM HOUSE

• Review of the total of replies received from
  state administration authorities during the survey

Free Access to information Monitoring the
Implementation of the Access to Public
Information Acts in Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia by Public authorities