Congress Passes Law On Access To Public Information Law

After several years during which different sectors called for a law on access to public information, on September 14, Congress passed a law regulating this matter, which was published in the Official Gazette on September 29, 2016, as Law No. 27,275.

Until now, access to public information was only regulated within the scope of the Executive Branch (the "PEN"), by Annex VII of Decree No. 1172/2003. The Supreme Court, in different precedents, had called on Congress to address this issue. Please see Marval News # 138, # 144 and # 156.

Against this backdrop, on April 8, 2016, the PEN submitted a bill that was approved, with some amendments, by the House of Deputies on May 18, 2016.