FYR of Macedonia/ 5.1 General legislation  

5.1.8 Data protection laws

2007 saw the implementation of three important laws: the Law on Free Access to Public Information, the Law on Safety of Classified Information and the Law on Protection of Personal Data. Public attention was mostly focused on the Law on Free Access to Public Information and the Law on Protection of Personal Data.

According to the NGO sector (Foundation Open Society Institute, "Metamorphosis" and other 13 organisations included in the monitoring system), improvement in the implementation and application of these laws is necessary. This especially applies to the Law on Free Access to Public Information. 625 applications have been submitted to 75 institutions at central level and 31 at municipal level; with only 38% having been answered at central level and 58% at local level.

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