Legislation
Mobile Phone Providers Will Disclose Subscribers' Personal Data
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 26 May, 2011 - 17:34On May 23, 2011, the Federal Bailiff Service settled an information axchange agreement with three leading Russian mobile phone providers, MTS, Vympelkom and MegaFon. The agreement suggests that the mobile phone companies will provide bailiffs with phone mumbers belonging to debtors subject to executive proceedings.
List of Major Normative Legal Acts on Access to Legal Information
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 28 July, 2010 - 14:45See the list of major normative legal acts regulating issues of access to legal information in Russian Federation.
List of Major Normative Legal Acts on General Issues of Access to Information
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 28 July, 2010 - 13:02See the list of major normative legal acts regulating general issues of access to information in the Russian Federation.
Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies, and Information Protection", No. 149-FZ, July 27, 2006
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 27 July, 2010 - 17:49This Russian Federal Act regulates relations concerning information acquitision, storage, transfer and distribution, and protection.
Laws Are Changing
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 1 July, 2010 - 17:33On June 18, 2010, the State Duma approved a bill1 amending the laws on personal data and on access to judicial information. On June 23, it was approved by the Council of Federation.
The Supreme Court's new website
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 21 June, 2010 - 16:16On June 18, the Supreme Court of Russian Federation launched the new version of its official website.
Fee for Silence
Submitted by Inna Kremen on 1 June, 2010 - 15:36President Dmitry Medvedev signed the law amending the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation. New amendments introduce real responsibility for officials’ refusals to provide information access.
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