The access to Public Information Act is poised to set the general guidelines to guarantee the right to access information.
June 8th, 2015.
Dear clients and friends,
This past May 4th, the Decree issuing the Transparency and Access to Public Information Act was published in the evening edition of the Official Federal Gazette, which according to its first transitory article entered into effect the day following its publication.
This Act regulates article 6 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States in relation to transparency and the human right to access to information and it will be generally observed throughout the Republic. Its purpose is to establish the principals, general bases and procedures to guarantee the right of access to information in the possession of any authority, entity, body or organization of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches, autonomous bodies, political parties, public trusts and funds, as well as any individual, entity or labor union that receives and exercises public resources or carries out acts of authority of the Federal Government, the States or Federal District, and the municipalities.
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For additional information, contact our expert:
Margarita Garate, Of Counsel, mgarate@vwys.com.mx