Current state of play
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Average, 2021
Indicator 1. Requesters are not required to provide reasons for their requests and are only required to provide the details necessary for identifying and delivering the information
Everyone has the right of access to public documents upon request. The applicant is not obliged to state the reasons for use for any public document. The requester must only the details necessary for identifying and delivering the information
Summary
All analysed countries have almost identical legal solutions when it comes to this indicator and, except for the legislation of North Macedonia, are fully in line with the relevant international standard. The legislation of North Macedonia inludes an overly formalistic requirement: the requester must explicitly state that it is a request for access to information