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Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents

18 June 2009

International treaty on freedom of information, signed on 18 June 2009 in the Norwegian city of Tromsø; first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities. It dates from 18 June 2009. The setting was Tromsø Municipality. It was written by Council of Europe.

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